When watching this movie, suspend your expectations for a well developed plot or fully developed characters. I went into this movie expecting just that, and it was a bit disappointing. However, if you love Melanie for her music and artistry, you'll get many doses of it. I did cringe at a few parts (cheesy acting alert!) but overall I am happy with the experience and left a bigger Melanie Martinez fan. The movie itself made the album that much more interesting. For example, my sister said "play that song with the puppet scene!". You feel more connected to the album. The messages in the film are pretty standard "society sucks and this is why" in regard to patriarchy and suppression and objectification of women. What I like about it is that many middle schoolers and high schoolers will be able to extract those messages easily and in a relatable way.

Melanie just deserve the credits for the originality of created about this world/character and for release your new album in a movie, which have a great production, show us wonderful and colorful scenarios, weird and diferentes wigs and clothes. The story is kinda without explication, but is funny to see, all the musics has a way to criticize something, like bullying at school, or harassment and body acceptance, worth seeing.