I love the Boss, so thought I'd give this a try. It feels like it was written by a twelve year old. And not one who was around in the 80s (when the film is set). A great soundtrack of the pop songs of that time doesn't make up for the predictable, cliched, hackneyed characters, storylines, etc.
One of the weirdest things was the description of high school as one of cliques defined by musical tastes. This is a trope of American schools from a thousand American movies. It is t and wasn't a real picture of British school life. So fake.
The protagonists friend looks like he was dressed and made up by teens trying to do 80s for Halloween. Utterly unreal.
The trite and one sided references to Mrs Thatcher and unemployment are typical of TV and Filmamkwrs in the Uk who always refer to that time with a myopia that is breathtaking and false. Gave up after half an hour.
One of the weirdest things was the description of high school as one of cliques defined by musical tastes. This is a trope of American schools from a thousand American movies. It is t and wasn't a real picture of British school life. So fake.
The protagonists friend looks like he was dressed and made up by teens trying to do 80s for Halloween. Utterly unreal.
The trite and one sided references to Mrs Thatcher and unemployment are typical of TV and Filmamkwrs in the Uk who always refer to that time with a myopia that is breathtaking and false. Gave up after half an hour.