Sunday, May 26, 2019

Booksmart: Revenge of the geeks


Molly and Amy had it all figured out. Buckle down in high school, make top grades, get into an ivy league college, land a killer job.

Imagine their consternation when they discover that the "losers" and partyers were also accepted by top colleges.

Now, the night before graduation, they have to make up for the four years of fun they didn't have.

That's the set-up in this flick, which is comedienne Olivia Wilde's directorial debut. And it's a good one. Trouble is, the movie devolves into a typical crazy-teens-run-amok film. Drugs. Sex. And a little growing up. But not much.

There are genuinely smart and funny moments in Booksmart, but not enough of for the Movie Slut to elevate it beyond its genre.

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