This film wasn't as bad as expected even though the plot's been done a thousand times before.
Julie Richman (Jessica Rothe) is a typical rich teenager, enjoys shopping with her friends but she longs for more though they don't understand why, considering she's dating the perfect guy, the perfectly blond and bland Mickey (Logan Paul). Nevertheless, she wants something real and by chance meets Randy (Josh Whitehouse), who is a bit rough around the edges with tattoos (the horror) but this is 80s after all.
Nonetheless, they get together but she has a perfect life and no one approves of this relationship while Randy is encouraging of her dreams but is also a screw-up and Mickey isn't thrilled despite his new relationship with Julie's former friend, Karen (Chloe Bennet).
Of course they get back together, in a bit of contrived turn of events, Randy and his friends end up playing at Julie's prom, but honestly, until then, I found the film relatively realistic in a throwback to the 1980s sort of way and I liked the songs, classic 80s. However, while the performances were solid, if they were going to make this a genuine musical they should have gotten stronger singers because while Rothe and Whitehouse try, they are better at acting than singing. Still, this film wasn't a bad way to spend a Saturday night. Grade: B
Side Notes:
-The scene Julie has with her parents (Rob Huebel and the always lovely Judy Greer) is great and she has the best and most important line in the film: "Maybe I'm not as needy and boring as you."
-For the record, a man should be able to take care of his family but a woman can do that, too.
-In the end, I did like Julie's other two friends much more than Karen, Stacy (Jessie Ennis), who eventually ends up going to Dartmouth and the dancer Loryn (Ashleigh Murray).
-Randy's friend, Jack (the underused Mae Whitman) is also a delight though her character is painfully underdeveloped.
-Apparently, this was filmed back in 2017 but was shelved for years.
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