The movie overall is a very basic paint-by-the-numbers thriller with mostly entertaining action and fun. What made this a bit lame however is that the main character, Eden, wants so badly to have a congressman to write a letter of recommendation for her so she can get into a particular college, that she keeps pestering his son at school despite being turned down. Nothing really wrong with that right? Eden isn't from a well to do family or filthy rich and wants a small favor, however even after being turned down the first time she keeps pleading & pleading...
She even invites herself to the son's party which is themed devils & angels and even gets her best friend to distract the congressman's son's best friend so she can pester him even more. Sorry, but what an irritating thing to keep doing. Persistence can be a good thing but when you can't take no for an answer, it's a little hard to feel much sympathy for the character once the inevitable chaos ensues.
What winds up happening is that Eden's best friend winds up getting hammered & the congressman's son's best friend finds her passed out in a room and starts taking selfies with her on a phone which has video evidence of a crime they committed and tried to cover up. On top of all that, the idiot friend even accidentally leaves the phone behind which of course leads to the incriminating video to be partially seen.
See what I mean? There are so many little things about the plot & writing that are just so hard to not roll your eyes at. This is the most basic of plots and with a lead character that is hard to root for because she just becomes an annoying pest.
At least the movie is only 90 minute's & doesn't spend too much time patting itself on the back and dragging things out. Overall, when the action happens it is entertaining but the plot just feels a bit contrived. Perhaps if I didn't find Eden to be so annoyingly persistent about getting her letter of recommendation after being told no so many times and going through extreme lengths to get her way, I'd have liked this a lot more. As it stands the movie is ok, but not something I'd recommend unless you are really bored and having nothing better to watch or do.
She even invites herself to the son's party which is themed devils & angels and even gets her best friend to distract the congressman's son's best friend so she can pester him even more. Sorry, but what an irritating thing to keep doing. Persistence can be a good thing but when you can't take no for an answer, it's a little hard to feel much sympathy for the character once the inevitable chaos ensues.
What winds up happening is that Eden's best friend winds up getting hammered & the congressman's son's best friend finds her passed out in a room and starts taking selfies with her on a phone which has video evidence of a crime they committed and tried to cover up. On top of all that, the idiot friend even accidentally leaves the phone behind which of course leads to the incriminating video to be partially seen.
See what I mean? There are so many little things about the plot & writing that are just so hard to not roll your eyes at. This is the most basic of plots and with a lead character that is hard to root for because she just becomes an annoying pest.
At least the movie is only 90 minute's & doesn't spend too much time patting itself on the back and dragging things out. Overall, when the action happens it is entertaining but the plot just feels a bit contrived. Perhaps if I didn't find Eden to be so annoyingly persistent about getting her letter of recommendation after being told no so many times and going through extreme lengths to get her way, I'd have liked this a lot more. As it stands the movie is ok, but not something I'd recommend unless you are really bored and having nothing better to watch or do.