Tanya’s Verdict: Okay*
Rated: PG-13
Starring: a couple of vaguely familiar actors; a vaguely familiar youtuber
Plot: A remake of the 1983 Valley Girl – except this one a musical set to 80s pop hits – valley girl Julie (Jessica Rothe) meets punk rocker Randy (Josh Whitehouse) and they try to make it work despite their different friend groups and respective upbringings.
Tanya’s Verdict: This movie didn’t do it for me. A light and airy Romeo and Juliet story set to poppy 80s tunes sounds cute and fun in theory – but besides having some enjoyable music and sweet little dance numbers – there wasn’t much else holding this movie together.
It could have worked in the same way that High School Musical worked – but instead it just fell flat. The acting was bad, the characters worse – the songs were really the only thing keeping me watching.
I’m going to re-watch the original movie from 1983 – because in my teenage memory – it was a better movie. But we’ll see about that.
*Four score descriptions: Sh**; Okay; Good; Great