This movie has all the makings of your run of the mill DCOM coming of age film, but it weirdly overindulged on the 80's nostalgia. Kind of odd to make a movie for Disney channel age teens and pre-teens with so many 80's references and tropes. The kids did not understand the John Cusack or Molly Ringwald references nor did they enjoy the soundtrack made up entirely of 80's songs. Disney is clearly trying to branch out with a more edgy teen film, but at the same time ended up making a Kenny Ortega meets John Hughes film. While the movie still made for an entertaining watch, I definitely think that Disney missed their target audience with this one.

I thought this movie was a breath of fresh air , I got every emotion from this movie and it felt like old teen Disney movies very nostalgic for me. I am so happy to see a strong female role in Disney very inspiring for teens. (Also, please be realistic I know your worried about the parties and things it showed but when I was a senior in high school I did all the same things.) Although I wouldn't let young kids watch this I think it's perfectly acceptable watching ages 13+ Hands down the best coming of age movie I've seen in a long time! Don't let the negative reviews taint your opinion. I'm so happy I watched it and I never write reviews but I had to for this one.