simoneblue

I am a lot like Alex, in mind and personality. I graduated last year, and I experienced everything she was going through in my last few years. I always felt like no one understood how much stress I was under, and only judged me for my failures. I'm in the middle of my gap year now, and I'm terrified of going back to school because I was constantly stressed, but I'm also hating not being in school because already I feel stupider. And apparently stress can lower your IQ, so I'm stressed that my stress made me dumber. Suffice to say, I have never seen a tv show that so accurately portrayed the feelings of being a high schooler; it's not the stereotypical depiction of a girl who is popular, dates boys, hates sports, does phenomenal things, all while never studying once and graduating with a 4.0. This is the first time I've ever thought the stress of high school was so perfectly represented on screen. Ariel Winter is a phenomenal actress to embody this character so well. I cried because I've felt Alex's pain, and it made me want to hug her. I didn't expect a comedy to make me cry so hard, but it's 100% worth it.

I understand the comedy aspect behind the "friend-zoned fat guy turned hot new boyfriend" troupe, and I can see how that would be funny with a heart-felt storyline. But this whole movie really aggravates me. First off, the female lead is super shallow. She didn't rescue her BEST FRIEND from ridicule in front of all their peers, and she rejected his advances. Then, he lost a lot of weight, and all of a sudden, she's jealous of any girl who comes near him. She never appreciated his personality or his friendship until he had abs, and then she feels like she's owed something.

Now, onto the dude. I love Ryan Reynolds with all my heart, but this character was one of the worst I've ever seen. He's rude, manipulative, and insecure, and he uses his insecurities to be cruel and guilt trip his so-called friend. He feels likes he's entitled to his friend's love after all he's been through, and he acts like he's a victim. Both of them do.

In the end, neither of the main characters are redeemable or good people in any way, so I guess they deserve each other. If you want to watch two shallow, manipulative, rude people hurt each other until they decide they owe each other a relationship, this is the perfect movie.

I gave it ten stars for the bite alone. I'm loving Catherine's attitude lately.