Interesting concept, above average performances.

Why is this young woman repeatedly walking alone - especially at night! - knowing that bad people are threatening her, her friends and family?

I really hate when films put their lead characters in such manufactured, nonsensical peril. It's really a lazy cop-out.

Another problem I have with the film is that the bad guys spend an inordinate amount of time stalking and menacing various characters even minor ones to create a sense of drama. It just simply doesn't ring true. Like, why would they be following the guidance counsellor and others who are barely connected to their "business. It's kind of stupid and is a really weak plot.

Anni and her best friend Katie have had a long-standing dream to go to college together. The problem is that Katie is an under-achiever who resorts to paying her way into Pine State through a surrogate who has taken her SAT test in her stead. Katie then decides to pay for Anni's surrogate, not realizing that the cost is $350,000.

Katie is not the greatest example of a "bestie." In fact, she is about the worst possible influence imaginable on Anni. The only time in the film where Katie does not do some serious damage is when she is in the hospital with a coma. But even then, she fakes her comatose state in order to hear what others are saying about her. Katie will be always be Katie!

One of the most curious characters was Anni's father Grant, who turns out to be the attorney for the sleazy head of the exam cheating ring. Grant finds himself in a pickle when he realizes the unsavory Marshall Callidus is holding Anni hostage and is blackmailing him. Grant has been playing just as dangerous a game as his daughter's best friend.

The best relationship developed in the film was between Anni and her devoted mom Jennifer. The mother will stop at nothing to protect her child when she learns that Anni has been linked to the cheating ring. Jennifer wields a mean baseball bat and, above all, she gives excellent advice to her daughter: "Make good choices; be sensible!"

Anni and her best friend Katie have had a long-standing dream to go to college together. The problem is that Katie is an under-achiever who resorts to paying her way into Pine State through a surrogate who has taken her SAT test in her stead. Katie then decides to pay for Anni's surrogate, not realizing that the cost is $350,000.

Katie is not the greatest example of a "bestie." In fact, she is about the worst possible influence imaginable on Anni. The only time in the film where Katie does not do some serious damage is when she is in the hospital with a coma. But even then, she fakes her comatose state in order to hear what others are saying about her. Katie will be always be Katie!

One of the most curious characters was Anni's father Grant, who turns out to be the attorney for the sleazy head of the exam cheating ring. Grant finds himself in a pickle when he realizes the unsavory Marshall Callidus blackmails him. Grant has been playing just as dangerous a game as his daughter's best friend.

The best relationship developed in the film was between Anni and her devoted mom Jennifer. The mother will stop at nothing to protect her child when she learns that Anni has been linked to the cheating ring. Jennifer wields a mean baseball bat and, above all, she gives excellent advice to her daughter: "Make good choices; be sensible!"