She’s All That:
Sophia Wells: Without a doubt, I can positively say that She’s All That was my favorite movie in this review. I knew this movie was off to a great start when I began to recognize extremely familiar faces, such as Rachel Leigh Cook, Paul Walker, Mathew Lillard, and Usher. Aside from a stellar cast, the plot was perfect. It resembled the classic “bet” storyline, filled with friendship betrayals and iconic flirty interactions. Despite the miscommunication, the two main characters eventually experience a happy ending. There was the perfect amount of drama and romance, without ever getting too sad, which leads me to award this movie an 11/10.
Olivia Muzi: She’s All That is unjustifiably not popular enough. Due to never hearing about this movie before I watched it, I didn’t expect much of it. However, I could not have been proved more wrong. My favorite thing about this movie was by far the characters. Something about the way they were portrayed to be someone on the surface but ended up being so much more interesting and important than they were shown to be is overall a great message for people today. The “popular” boy, Zack, ended up being a genius and gentleman, and the “grunge” girl, Laney, had a past to show for the reason she ended up the way she was. From the amazing plot, characters, and sense of reality, this movie gets a chef’s kiss and 12/10 from me.
Sophia Saley: Between all of the movies we watched, She’s All That was by far the best. Dulé Hill, an actor from one of my favorite TV shows Psych, played a best friend to the main male character, Zack. Additionally, two actors later played Scooby Doo live-action characters: Freddie Prinze Jr. and Matthew Lillard. I loved how the female main character, Laney, did not care about Zack just because he was popular. Even though their relationship started as a bet between Zack and his friend about being able to get anyone to become the prom queen, I loved Zack and Laney’s relationship and dynamic. They joked with each other and he opened the car door for her (I am in LOVE)!! Furthermore, this movie started my obsession with the song Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer from the scene where Laney walks down the stairs back from her makeover. Due to all of these reasons, I give the movie a 10/10.
The Notebook:
Sophia Wells: With all due respect, I hope I never have to watch this movie again. Not only was I severely questioning the mental health of Noah and Allie (the two main characters) for the majority of the movie, but I was also left in tears when everything clicked at the end. The movie starts with a teenage summer romance that is actually alarmingly abusive, but the narrator seems to simply skip past that. Regardless, Noah and Allie go their separate ways, only to find each other years in the future and cheat on their current significant others. Needless to say, the characters have essentially no moral code, and the storyline is honestly shallow except for the ending. Speaking of the ending, it actually made me sob. That I was NOT expecting. Unfortunately, due to the first hour and a half of the movie, I have to give The Notebook a 6/10.
Olivia Muzi: Two words: emotional rollercoaster. I wanted to love this movie so much (and part of me did), but the overlooked twistedness of the characters ultimately prohibited me from fully loving it. They were honestly just abusive and difficult for the “average” person to relate to. However, if you can look past that, the movie was heart-wrenching and traumatic in all the best ways. I particularly love how the movie was told from the older perspectives of the characters because it made me feel so gutted after I became attached to both versions (young and old) just for them to destroy me in the end. Mentally, during the movie, I was a literal mess, but as soon as it ended I was fine which is why I give The Notebook a 5/10.
Sophia Saley: From the character’s slow dancing in the dark to the final scene, the movie had me crying my eyes out. The movie begins with an older man reading a notebook to an older woman. This notebook starts with two teenagers, Allie and Noah, falling in love during a summer in 1940 and progressing into their lives after. I did not like how Allie would constantly hit Noah. This occurred whenever they argued and then most of the time they would make up in two seconds because they started kissing. #TOXIC If they were able to communicate better, their story would have been a little less messy and ended with fewer heartbreaks. Overall, I rate this move a 6/10.
Clueless:
Sophia Wells: I’m not sure if it was the burden of being the last movie of a seven-hour marathon, or the actual movie itself, but I could not get behind Clueless. I have a question for the writers, where is the plot? It’s essentially a random story of Cher, a 16-year-old, and the events of her sophomore year of high school. Not only does she act like an actual BABY, but she participates in a weird incest plot with her stepbrother. There are no actual developments in her life, except for her getting a boyfriend in the end, which, might I remind you, IS HER STEPBROTHER. With regret, I give Clueless a 3/10.
Olivia Muzi: The disappointment I experienced from Clueless was off the charts. However, I should preface this by saying that it was the last movie we watched and there is the possibility that I was ignorant to enjoying any more movies due to my attention span being completely shot. With this being said, I found the movie to be quite horrifying. I just can’t get behind the incestual premise of the sister being in love with her step-BROTHER!! Let’s also not skip over the fact that the main character, Cher, acted like a literal toddler (mind you she is at the ripe age of 16). Normally, I wouldn’t mind the fact that there wasn’t a set plot, but since I couldn’t relate to the characters, I felt like I was waiting the whole movie for something that never came. Despite all this, the movie had some funny lines and scenes that ultimately carry the rating of this movie to become a 2/10.
Sophia Saley: While the clothing in the movie was amazing, I failed to see what the plot was. At the start, Cher, the main character, gets her grades changed by each teacher and then it goes to her making a new friend and giving her a makeover with her other friend, Dionne. The movie seemed all over the place and didn’t have a distinct plot. What made the movie a one for me was the fact that Cher ended up with her stepbrother, Josh. While some may say that it is okay because the parents got divorced and they were not actually related to begin with, I disagree. Cher, during the movie, repeatedly calls Josh her stepbrother. Overall, since there was no plot and Cher and Josh are stepsiblings and in a relationship, I give this movie a 1/10.
