I don't agree with the reviewers who say that this film is exploiting the tragedy of the Columbine shooting, in fact all it's doing is raising awareness of what happened - but they could've been more authentic and serious about it. I went into this expecting a good film and it turned out to be like a bad Lifetime movie. This was supposed to take place in the 1990's, but aside from the absence of technology there is absolutely nothing 'nineties' about it. Rachael looks like she should have a cellular phone in her hands. The yoga pants and super-straight hair and half-shirts are all 21st century ugly fashions, the way the characters spoke sounded like social media posts... why? How hard is it to create a nineties vibe? Even just a few popular 1990's music hits or a VHS tape of something could've really improved this.
And what's with the super-religious themes? There is one particularly odd scene of Rachael in church, screaming and crying while music plays, shouting about Jesus for no reason. She wears a giant wooden cross around her neck. When her parents' finances go bad, her mom and siblings stand in a circle, holding hands and speaking aloud to God. Is this realistic? Was Racheal's family really like that to the extent that this film portrays? The lines were horrible. Rachael talking in a cutesy voice, saying, "c'mon, Larry, I need my cherry"? Why? I really just don't get it. Is there something special I'm missing here? This film was a complete waste of time and a ridiculous portrayal of a situation that could've been handled on film so much better than this. It seems almost disrespectful, because this film is so lame that it's comedic, and I just didn't understand why the filmmakers would want to create it like this.
And what's with the super-religious themes? There is one particularly odd scene of Rachael in church, screaming and crying while music plays, shouting about Jesus for no reason. She wears a giant wooden cross around her neck. When her parents' finances go bad, her mom and siblings stand in a circle, holding hands and speaking aloud to God. Is this realistic? Was Racheal's family really like that to the extent that this film portrays? The lines were horrible. Rachael talking in a cutesy voice, saying, "c'mon, Larry, I need my cherry"? Why? I really just don't get it. Is there something special I'm missing here? This film was a complete waste of time and a ridiculous portrayal of a situation that could've been handled on film so much better than this. It seems almost disrespectful, because this film is so lame that it's comedic, and I just didn't understand why the filmmakers would want to create it like this.