Review of Booksmart (2019) by Scraper — 07 Jun 2019

Booksmart is a clinic in overacting to prop up cliched material instead of inventing something new. Nearly the entire supporting cast was a cringe-worthy caricature that blared the stereotype to obnoxious levels.

I could not figure out why for all smart hype of the film did it take such predictable and worn-out paths using 2-3 braincell supporting characters. The filmmaker may have updated the time period but really offered nothing new in terms of coming-of-age insights.

It's sad because I was kind of excited to see this.