It seemed like the actors had a lot of fun working on this film, especially with the witty, lively dialogue. The writing was sharp and really allowed their talent and chemistry to shine, which made it a pretty enjoyable watch. The three female mains (Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, DeWanda Wise) were all on point, and Lakeith Stanfield was excellent, as always. The scene with RuPaul's cameo was worth the watch all by itself.
People leaving bad reviews have complained that the movie is not realistic, but... have they ever seen a romantic comedy or buddy comedy before? Or, like, *anything* on TV? Did they grow up without screens? I felt the attempt to portray cool young people going through a dramatic time in life was pretty par for the course for this type of film. Some reviewers even oddly seemed a little jealous, if I'm being honest.
Where the movie suffers is plot. The flashbacks and scenes involving emotion and conflict were strongly-acted--they did hit home. But in my opinion too little time was spent on them so they didn't go deep enough to have the full power that they had the potential to have. I also agree with other reviewers that a bit much time was spent on drugs, but I feel this about most youth pop culture so maybe I'm just an old fart.
Overall, this was a solid film. It has wonderful highs, wonderful lows, and lots of laughs--I just wish there was more. I'm glad I watched it and would recommend it to fans of shows like Broad City, Shrill, and High Fidelity (the show starring Zoe Kravitz, although the original film is amazing too).
