Charming and brutal

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

RELEASED IN 2017 and directed by Benny Fine, "F the Prom" is a campy high school dramedy about two inseparable neighbor-friends, Cole (Joel Courtney) and Maddy (Danielle Campbell), who separate when they enter high school wherein Cole is relentlessly teased while Maddy becomes the most popular girl. When they reunite two and a half years later, they scheme to destroy the Prom (the ultimate teen popularity contest) teamed with a ragtag gang of outcasts.There are a lot of 1 Star votes (out of 10) of this movie on IMDb, which is absurd. While this may be a low-budget teen flick, it's not THAT bad. Many of these critics lament how unrealistic the movie is, which is ridiculous in light of its campy tone. It would be like criticizing the 60's Batman TV show for being unrealistic. In other words, there's a lot of silliness and exaggerations in "F the Prom," but it's intentional. Underneath it all, the movie reflects several real-life issues, mostly pertaining to popularity and the drive to be liked. Others argue that the point is elusive and characters contradict themselves. No, the point(s) are obvious and some characters change their minds because they're fickle teens.This is a solid low-budget high school flick, but it's a little too talky for my tastes. And I guess the staple "gay" character is here to stay at this juncture, but the movie wins points for boldly illustrating that even gays have their cliques and shun those who don't conform.Campbell and Madelaine Petsch are solid on the female front, but the director could've showcased their beauty better (and I'm not talking about nudity). Meg DeLacy is intelligent & winsome as Stuft (aka City) and has a beautiful face, but needs to gain some curves.THE FILM RUNS 1 hour, 32 minutes and was shot in Southern Cal. WRITERS: The Fine Brothers and Molly Prather.GRADE: C

I don't want to trash the whole movie, but honestly I don't know anyone that could possibly enjoy any aspect of this movie. From beginning to end there was barely no character development and I couldn't understand most of the movie, not because of its complexity, but trashed because the characters motivations did not make sense at all. The moments of comedic relief were weak, with the immature adult trope being heavily relied on for the humor of the movie. I can't fathom how any writer of the movie could have thought for a split second that the lines on that movie were clever, or even properly delivered. Lines such as "stop trying to peak at her nipples" were meant to be fine but had no context and were honestly pretty alarming coming from a middle aged guy talking to his son. Even if you enjoy the "inappropriate" humor, you won't laugh at this movie. It is simply not funny and comparing it to Mean Girls or The Breakfast Club is an offense to the above. This movie was a completely let down because I know that the Fine Brothers work with teenagers from their react program, and I thought they would have consulted the opnion of actual teenagers to have a slightly more accurate picture of the high school struggles. But no, no honestly, it is not even necessary to be a high school teenager to make a better movie. This movie is not even good for an over exaggerated satire. I give one star out of pity.

Don't waste your life by wasting this. This has no plot, no meritable characters, no actual spark of comedic wisdom. No surprise this is garbage as it is written by someone who was homeschooled and has literally no idea what highschool is like. It's like a imitation of every single highschool cliché but without any indication of knowledge about either people, or life.

Where's all this hate coming from? I see a lot 1/10 ratings and I honestly don't know why most of you say it's the "worst movie ever". Seriously? Like there wouldn't be a ton of other so-called movies that are far below worse. There's not even a category for them. This one is pretty decent and it kind of reflects today's reality. Apart from being a drama, it showcases really well the struggles most students have to face in highschool / college, etc. I'm impressed. Well done.