Booksmart (2019)

[Leonidas King]

Originally Posted by HorrorBlu

Without giving too much away, the girls are looking for this big party they are seeing on social media, and end up detouring to a few other parties along the way.

But did anyone else think the big party was kind of... underwhelming? I'm pretty sure anyone who has ever gone to high school has gone to a better party than that. And the parties they stop at along the way are ultimately kind of pointless.

It's a fun harmless movie, I just didn't find it very cohesive. It could have come together better at the end.

Also, the final scene loses a bit of poignancy when you realize

[Show spoiler]they are saying goodbye so that one of them can go overseas to make tampons for the underprivileged. Too silly when trying to be serious.

As far as these modern female-driven teen comedies go, I preferred Blockers and Never Goin' Back. Still, if you enjoy teen comedies, this is definitely recommended.

I could see it being a movie I enjoy more on the second viewing at home with curbed expectations and no cellphone screens in the audience.

Maybe things have changed but for advanced screenings they normally have security or even the studio reps keeping an eye on people with their cellphones. You can’t pull out your phone in advance screenings due to piracy concerns.