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2021
12A
director: Mark Waters
starring: Addison Rae, Tanner Buchanan, Madison Pettis, Rachel Leigh Cook, Mathew Lillard, Peyton Meyer, Isabella Crovetti, Annie Jacob, Myra Molloy etc
A teenage girl sets out to give a nebbish classmate the ultimate high school makeover. An updated remake of the 1999 film, She's All That. This film really wasn’t that bad at all, people are being way too harsh. I think certain people who review it need to realise the target audience for the film.
My first few positives would be the performances, likeable characters, and humour. As well as the chemistry between the cast and the fun cameo. The performances in this film were pretty good. Tanner Buchanan did a great job here, his performance was charming and the character he portrayed was relatable and funny and he stole the show. And I have to say Addison Rae did a good job here. She has got unnecessary hate. For her first big acting role she showed a lot of charm and promise, there are obviously a few things to work on, but respect to her for doing a solid job. The film was also funny, at least in my case it was occasionally for the wrong reasons. But the film was funny due to its extreme self-awareness, and the chemistry between the cast members. There were also some pretty funny lines from Tanner’s character. The cast also had fantastic chemistry here. Addison and Tanner had great chemistry with each other. They worked together well, and their romance was sweet and charming as they grew as characters. I also liked the chemistry between Addison and Rachel Cook, their mother and daughter relationship was sweet. The cameo from Kourtney Kardashian was also funny as well, it was very cringy, but I found it entertaining that she used a different name for the film.
My first few negatives would be the script and dialogue. As well as how generic and predictable the film is. Also, the odd main concept. The script was extremely poorly written, adding absolutely nothing new to genre and following every genre trope you can think of it was very generic, formulaic, and safe which is fine as long as you know what to expect. The film was also painfully predictable. You could tell how the film was going to play out and predict the different plot points before they even happened, it’s a shame as they could have tried something a little out of the box. But once again this was expected, but it was still poorly handled. The Dialogue was also extremely corny and eye rolling. There were certain lines that have been used in countless other teen rom coms and it made me want to vomit slightly in parts. I also found the main concept strange. Tanner was already attractive before he had his makeover for the film, all they did was cut his hair and make him dress smarter. However, the bare minimum was done in the original film as well.
My next few positives would be the decent set up for the main plot point, as well as the great set locations and character development. As well as the charming tone and fun scenes. I thought the set up for Padgett and Cameron meeting was a decent way to set up the main plot point of the bet for prom king and to have Padgett develop as a character. I thought the film had great set locations. The films sets were beautiful and set the mood for some fun scenes with the different events and parties and it helped with the films visual appeal. The film had decent character development. Padgett really grew as a character as her relationship with Cameron grew. She became a lot less self-obsessed and a lot more thoughtful and started living her life as herself instead of a fake personality for social media. And Cameron really grew and came out of his shell, Padgett made him be himself more. And the development about his family and his mum was sweet and gave him some decent character depth. I also thought the film had a harmless and fun charming tone, it didn’t take itself too seriously, it knew what kind of movie it was, and the cast had good chemistry, so I found it very charming a lot of the time. There were some fun and entertaining scenes with the different parties that despite being very cheesy were sweet and fun to watch.
My final few negatives would be the corny set up, lack of character background and unlikeable character decisions. The whole set up with Padgett losing her followers and popularity was extremely corny and just lazily set up. The set up for her redemption was good enough but this was poor. I also thought there was a lack of character depth and background to most of the characters. The supporting cast was likeable, but they were all very one dimensional and didn’t deliver too much to the story. I also thought there was some unlikeable character decisions. It just felt a bit strange that Padgett was still going with the bet with Cameron for so long even when she grew feelings for him. I get the needed conflict, but it was oddly structured for me, and it made her character unlikeable for parts of the film.
My final few positives would be the villains, good LGBT representation. As well as the fun final act, good themes, and uplifting ending. I thought the film did a good job with its villains. Both villains were very unlikeable and did their roles well. And when they eventually got what they deserved it was satisfying. I also liked the good LGBT representation. The film didn’t shy away from having LGBT supporting characters which is great to see, Annie Jacob and Myra Molloy actually got their own storyline in the film, and it was a nice little bit of representation. The final act was also fun. It was entertaining and completely harmless. I was smiling so it did its job at having solid character arcs and good themes on accepting yourself, and not being fake on social media. The ending was also uplifting, due to being party invested in the main characters relationship them getting together was satisfying and very corny but it was a good cheesy ending.
Overall, He’s all that is far from a masterpiece. But nowhere near as bad as what people are saying. Despite being painfully predictable and generic, and adding nothing new to the genre. It is surprisingly watchable. Due to the films charm, chemistry between the leads and its self-awareness. I watched the film knowing exactly what it was going to be and who its target audience was, so I enjoyed it a lot more.
Overall score 58/100
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