Review of Eighth Grade (2018) by Michaela7 — 26 Apr 2021
This movies is so boring. None of the scenes evoke any emotion. As someone who's almost in 8th grade myself, this is extremely inaccurate. I started the movie expecting a coming of age or at the damn least relatable story about an 8th-grade girl finding herself in the crowd during her last weeks in middle school. I was no popular girl and I did have social anxiety in middle school but the main character is a whole **** show. Kayla (main girl) literally just spends the whole movie-making references to her stupid youtube channel where she gives "advice" while not being able to take any of that advice herself.
Kayla has close to no consequences for her actions except for when she almost gets ---- (4 letter R-word) by a highschool boy. Kayla is an unlikeable character and at some point I wish something eventful would happen, but no. Her YouTube channel is incredibly tryhard to relate to the youth but it's clear Bo Burnham had no idea what he was trying to do with the movie. I'm still being graceful and giving it 2 stars for effort. Some of the movie set scenes weren't bad, but this movie is extremely uneventful and I wish to see more accurate representation from the youth in upcoming films.
This review of Eighth Grade (2018) was written by Michaela7 on 26 Apr 2021.
Eighth Grade has generally received very positive reviews.
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