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A Refreshingly Chaotic and Utterly "High School" Vertical Drama
*MILD spoilers for the ending*
I was actually surprised when I saw how low it was rated on MDL, because I had an ABSOLUTE BLAST with this one haha.
— snappy & quick editing -- felt very fresh + upbeat and kept me engaged, NOT impatient
— pretty solid acting -- the actors did a fantastic job with the comedy and were able to still switch over to more raw performances in the more emotionally-weighted scenes
— HILARIOUS -- the chaos and crazy antics had me actually laughing - classic high school boys
— one of the only times inner dialogues enhanced a vertical drama -- the back and forth between all the characters' thoughts while they each spiral into inner chaos made it 10x funnier hahaha PLUS the actor's facial expressions? PURE GOLD.
— I don't know how to explain it, but most high school verticals lean too heavy into "drama" and make the characters feel WAY too mature and serious for actual high school students. These characters, however, felt like actual teenage boys with hilarious misunderstanding, obvious relationship inexperience, and unhinged inner dialogues only boys going through puberty would have. -- it just felt utterly "high school"
— it may be a little thing to some, but the fighting felt fairly realistic -- punches held weight and characters actually had injuries (with decent make-up) afterwards
— sure, the plot was simple, left "unfinished," and a love confession would've been nice, but that honestly didn't bother me much because of the script's quick wit and chaotic playfulness -- I was just in it for a good time and it really paid off
(I would love to see a sequel though!! Turns out I have a soft spot for these flawed yet endearing boys <3 )
Lots of the reviews I saw were criticizing the ending or taking some of the script's satirical choices on comedy. HOWEVER, if you go into it without any expectations and just to have fun, you'll really enjoy it. These characters are hilariously unserious, and this one may be one of the few vertical drama's I could see myself rewatching start-to-finish.
I was actually surprised when I saw how low it was rated on MDL, because I had an ABSOLUTE BLAST with this one haha.
— snappy & quick editing -- felt very fresh + upbeat and kept me engaged, NOT impatient
— pretty solid acting -- the actors did a fantastic job with the comedy and were able to still switch over to more raw performances in the more emotionally-weighted scenes
— HILARIOUS -- the chaos and crazy antics had me actually laughing - classic high school boys
— one of the only times inner dialogues enhanced a vertical drama -- the back and forth between all the characters' thoughts while they each spiral into inner chaos made it 10x funnier hahaha PLUS the actor's facial expressions? PURE GOLD.
— I don't know how to explain it, but most high school verticals lean too heavy into "drama" and make the characters feel WAY too mature and serious for actual high school students. These characters, however, felt like actual teenage boys with hilarious misunderstanding, obvious relationship inexperience, and unhinged inner dialogues only boys going through puberty would have. -- it just felt utterly "high school"
— it may be a little thing to some, but the fighting felt fairly realistic -- punches held weight and characters actually had injuries (with decent make-up) afterwards
— sure, the plot was simple, left "unfinished," and a love confession would've been nice, but that honestly didn't bother me much because of the script's quick wit and chaotic playfulness -- I was just in it for a good time and it really paid off
(I would love to see a sequel though!! Turns out I have a soft spot for these flawed yet endearing boys <3 )
Lots of the reviews I saw were criticizing the ending or taking some of the script's satirical choices on comedy. HOWEVER, if you go into it without any expectations and just to have fun, you'll really enjoy it. These characters are hilariously unserious, and this one may be one of the few vertical drama's I could see myself rewatching start-to-finish.
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