Sierra Burgess, played by Shannon Purser (known for her roles in ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Riverdale’), receives a text from her longtime crush, Jamey (played by Noah Centineo), believing the message was intended for her. However, she soon discovers that the popular cheerleader and her nemesis, Veronica (played by Kristine Froseth), is behind it. Instead of addressing the situation directly with Jamey, she continues the deception because it makes her ‘happy’ rolls eyes — I know! I didn’t like it. Talk about cringeworthy
Having watched Noah Centineo in To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, my expectations were set pretty high. I thought the film started out well. I was starting to smile here and there until Sierra made one wrong decision after another. She was supposed to be the smart one, for Kavinsky’s sake!
The whole catfishing thing, I think, is what bothers me the most if I’m being honest. It was borderline creepy and not funny at any point in the movie.
Allowing the whole thing to happen, even though she figured out right away that it was all an accident, was definitely not her character, but I guess being deemed as a ‘loser’ by the popular kids — one can only take so much.
I also thought that her playing the victim afterward was way off. I didn’t like the fact that she didn’t take full responsibility for what she did. It was just all too convenient for her.
For me, this would’ve been a big hit similar to ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before‘ if written properly. There’s the execution, but the story was on the losing end.
Director: Ian Samuels
Cast: Shannon Purser, RJ Cyler, Noah Centineo, Kristine Froseth, Will Peltz, Lea Thompson, Alan Ruck, Lorerra Devine, Chrissy Metz, Alice Lee, Giorgia Whigham, Mary Pat Gleason, Joey Morgan
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
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