Directed by:
Emma SeligmanCinematography:
Maria RuscheCast:
Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Marshawn Lynch, Dagmara Dominczyk, Punkie Johnson (more)VOD (3)
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Bottoms focuses on two girls, PJ and Josie, who start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. Their bizarre plan works. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But PJ and Josie find themselves in over their heads and in need of a way out before their plan is exposed. (Orion Pictures)
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An unexpectedly enjoyable and entertaining teenage flick that, while at first glance doesn't really break out of the classic high-school template of aloof girls, is more than entertaining thanks to the main characters, who are simply fun to watch. A bunch of girls from high school feel oppressed by the football players and boys in general, so they decide to start their own “fight club”, and this provides a lot of hilariously escalated situations, revenge on the football players, and even some absurdities. I was amused by the characters of everyone involved, each one is quite hilarious and memorable, and even the stereotypical characters of the football players deliver some funny scenes. It's just a pity that there's a classic story conflict in the last third and from there on it's more of a drawn-out and predictable finish with a parodic conclusion, but the previous two thirds were actually quite good and I was satisfied. That said, this is nothing but an inoffensive teen comedy to kill time.
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It was supposed to be a new branch of teenage comedies, maybe even a new brand like American Pie. Everything can happen, but Bottoms don't make up their minds until the end whether they will be a classic pattern of slammed adolescence enriched with some more action-packed inserts or a pure and even unpleasant glorification of violence, which coincidentally tells a story about girls who also want it. I can't even judge which side of the scale is higher in this weighing, but I definitely know that I expected much more. The genre has fallen asleep, and what's more, in the twenties it exists almost exclusively in the realm of TV series, while it has disappeared from the film scene. However, it doesn't seem to me that this explosive semi-parodic perspective would bring it to life.
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An enjoyable feel good genre film from high school. It lacks proper humour, but is likeable, lively, nicely shot and fast paced. The girls start a fight club in high school and get they beat each other up. There are a lot of lesbians, but the characters are fine, the soundtrack is good and the final fight with the football players on the field is great. It was also unexpectedly suspenseful at times, so I'll give it a weaker four stars. I had an unexpectedly good time, plus I miss these comedies from high school and I don't think there was a better one this year. 70%
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