When we start off in the beginning of film, meeting all of the wannabe pledges, I thought that we would be following their journey through Rush week and see how it all pans out. But all we get is a bunch of selfie footage of the girls talking about themselves and showing off their wardrobes, interspersed with a few conversations of girls talking to the director about their insecurities. There are no timelines so you have no idea where in the semester they are. (At one point there is footage of two of the girls are dressed up like movie theater ushers and I thought they were going to part-time jobs but then all of a sudden, everyone in the scene is in costume and you realize, oh this must be a Halloween party). In fact, most of the conversations seem to take place before Rush, rather than during. Then, the director turns the camera on herself to talk about her alopecia and tries to equate her struggle with the condition with the girls who are rushing. Say what? The only interesting parts of the film are learning the history of sororities in the US and finding out that there are actual Rush coaches who help the wannabes get into their dream sorority. I am not even sure how it ends because I turned it off halfway through.
Review of Bama Rush
