Don't Believe the Hype

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

This was just poor and has already been done before...twice! Fatal Attraction and Swimfan...both had better storylines, script and casting, plus with Swimfan you have the added bonus of a decent soundtrack. This was not an easy watch, there wasn't a single character to attach to to root for. I'd write more, but I feel I've already wasted much of my time on the movie itself...why waste any more...

I should have looked this up before I wasted time on it. The only good thing about it was the ample bikini scenes. From 20 minutes in, I kept going "Are you actually doing this?" "Could this really be this cliche?". I mean you have a good idea on what the movie is gonna be like from pretty early on, but it really does not miss out on any devices common to third-rate films; anything bad you've ever seen on screen, this movie has it somewhere.

Tyler (Taylor John Smith) is deeply in love with new girl Ali (Halston Sage). He's even willing to do yoga for her. It's the last week of the summer and they go to a friend's party. They encounter Ali's sleazy ex Chase from San Francisco. Tyler has a fight with Ali and leaves the party with unknown girl Holly (Bella Thorne). Tyler has a short drug filled sexual escapade. Afterward, he makes up with Ali but is shocked to find Holly attending their school.This one hits all the expected tropes and I actually was hoping for a bunny boil. Tyler is a pathetic unappealing dumb character. The only good aspect is the casting of Sage and Thorne. Sage is a solid good girl and Thorne is perfect as hot crazy. I don't think Thorne can really play the innocent good girl at this point. Using Tyler as the point of view is not compelling. There is no rooting interest in him. He almost redeems himself confessing to Lydia at the hospital but stupid writing immediately takes it all back. He talks face to face with Ali and fails utterly to warn her against Holly. There are so many laughable moments in the third act. It's derivative and unappealing at first and then it devolves into a bad thriller. The actresses are good although the male lead is saddled with a bad role.

What the heck. whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy