There's no question that the teacher student romance trope has been overdone. However, I thought that maybe this film would bring something new to the table. I was very wrong. There's so much wrong with this film, but here are the highlights:
1) Dialogue: This is some of the cringiest dialogue I've ever heard. I was a teenage girl once, and teenage girls don't talk like this. The graphic descriptions of sex were also cringey. Just so bad, all around.
2) Story: The storyline leaves much to be desired. It was so slow, pretentious, and boring. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen, and was left sorely disappointed.
3) Messaging: Perhaps the most egregious part of this film is the mixed messaging. Instead of making it clear that the ADULT TEACHER is the bad guy, it blurs the lines and implies the student is a villain. I'm tired of movies that present teacher student romances through a lens that's sympathetic to the teacher. They're repulsive, as is this.
Overall, a really bad movie. Not even fun bad. Not worth a watch.
1) Dialogue: This is some of the cringiest dialogue I've ever heard. I was a teenage girl once, and teenage girls don't talk like this. The graphic descriptions of sex were also cringey. Just so bad, all around.
2) Story: The storyline leaves much to be desired. It was so slow, pretentious, and boring. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen, and was left sorely disappointed.
3) Messaging: Perhaps the most egregious part of this film is the mixed messaging. Instead of making it clear that the ADULT TEACHER is the bad guy, it blurs the lines and implies the student is a villain. I'm tired of movies that present teacher student romances through a lens that's sympathetic to the teacher. They're repulsive, as is this.
Overall, a really bad movie. Not even fun bad. Not worth a watch.