Prom (2011)

Prom (2011): Dir: Joe Nussbaum / Cast: Aimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, DeVaughn Nixon, Danielle Campbell, Yin Chang: Dreadful teen comedy about that hopeful night full of fear and anxiety with regards to acceptance. It is a film full of stupid stereotypes that we have seem in countless film that are about as bad as this one. It compares to the average yet much better Ten Things I Hate About You. I can certainly come up with at least ten things I hate about this film. Director Joe Nussbaum needs better material. He previous made Sleepover and Sydney White, which are every bit as worthless as this piece of junk. Aimee Teegarden plays that hot chick who has no prom date but after her prom decorations are burned in an accidental fire, she is paired up with the class outcast whom she hates but will eventually fall for. Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger had better luck with this in Ten Things I Hate About You because their roles were more appealing. Here we are expected to believe that Teegarden cannot get a date, which is difficult to believe. Thomas McDonell plays the bad ass who turns out to be the misunderstood good guy. DeVaughn Nixon plays the celebrated football player who cheats on his girlfriend. Danielle Campbell plays the so-called nice girl whom Nixon attempts to reunite with while she basically blows off another guy. Yin Chang plays one of Teegarden's friends and she is about as interesting as a locker door slammed in your face. This has all been seen before and it gets boring fast here. Rather than examine ones anticipation for prom night, it becomes one big embarrassing soap opera. Score: 3 / 10

I would say this movie is probably for 14 year old and up. I'm 12 and I thought it was just a bit too much kissing, I really wouldn't even call it a Disney movie! I think lemonade mouth is one of the best (not animated) movies, I like how its not completely about couples and stuff its about enjoying life, having fun, and to chase your dreams :D And I have never seen someone get punched in a Disney movie, most of the Disney movies I have seen there had only been minor violence, not someone being punched.... I also just loved the movies and shows they used to do like Hannah Montana, wizards of Waverly place and that's so raven. and even the ones like lion king, and all the princess movies. They should make movies that kids can watch at the ages through 5-13 that don't always have kissing and couples in them! And I like movies like lemonade mouth and lion king and tangled because its not all about teens. and whats the point in having a movie with a bunch of soon to be college kids when seventeen year old aren't even bothered about watching movies like prom! And I rarely watch movies like prom but I had nothing left to watch so I decided to try and watch it, BAD CHOICE.

"Prom" is about a group of high school seniors who are preparing for their prom and the problems they encounter. The decorations are destroyed in an accident and class president Nova has to find a way to remake them in time. As punishment, notorious bad boy Jesse is forced to help her. There are two couples that have difficult decisions to make before prom and perpetually single Lloyd desperately tries to find a date. I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. It was of course very cliché and exaggerated, but that's to be expected with a Disney movie. It was actually quite funny and not at all childish like I went in thinking it would be. Some of the characters are juvenile, but not enough to be off- putting. I think this is a film that people of all ages can enjoy.

Why does this have such a low rating? I give it 10/10 to make the rating more accurate! Some parts of the movie did annoy me. But they were brief and it would not be right to punish such a wonderful movie for a couple moments.Spoilers after this point:This movie is not cliché in anyway. You know why? Because these things actually happen! I've seen them happen in real life with my naked eyes. It's not the normal garbage movie like "She's All That" (1999) where the "ugly" girl that is clearly beautiful is given a "makeover" and gets the most popular/attractive/nice/smart/etc. guy in school. It's realistic because it covers every spectrum of relationship. The main one it covers is the whole opposites attract one. Nice girl meets tough guy. Nova Prescott (Aimee Teegarden) is the nice girl, the class president, has hopes and dreams, and is a very dedicated student. While Jesse Richter (Thomas McDonell) is the tough guy that has no dreams and bashes everything since he's had a tough life.So Nova's prom decorations get destroyed and the rest of the prom committee does not have the time to help her rebuild (internships, A.P. tests, exhaustion, etc.). So the principal, who was also bashed by Jesse, makes Jesse help Nova. Of course they both protest. Nova objects because she sees Jesse as a slacker, and Jesse objects because he does not care about prom, more bashing. They spend time together and wouldn't you know it, there is attraction! Well both actors are great looking! But what I mean is that they see into each other's souls, hearts, and minds. I really feel this happening. It's not like other movies where the attraction is not explained like "Twilight" (2008) where Bella just "falls in love" with Edward. It's not explained why they are attracted to one another! Not even in the books! It's very shallow: it seems as if Bella/Edward is simply a physical attraction as that is all they talk about. She talks about how his arms are like marble, and every guy hits on Bella. In "Prom" (2011) the attraction is explained. They see that there is more than meets the eye. Nova understands Jesse's tough life to explain his "slacker" ways. And Jesse understands the pressure Nova is under to be perfect to explain her "nerd" ways. There are lots more to this. You just gotta see this movie. :DNow to the parts I did not like. In this movie there were lots of sub stories. The one I did not like was the couple that was together since middle school. I know these couples exist, but their story seemed like filler and just unnecessary.I liked the sub story of Lloyd Taylor (Nicholas Braun) since that was the most realistic. Most people in high school are shy. I liked the cute scene where he mentors the young guy that is also shy! So great!This is a great movie don't miss it because someone told you it was bad. Whoever does not like this movie is cold. This film is so happy! How could you dislike it?