A Cinderella Story turned out to be exactly how I envisioned it in my mind mentally. It would be a waste to pay $5 to see a movie that tells itself. You'd think that it should be getting really really low marks for being cheesy, stereotypical, and clichéd (some of which seem off the wall). But then there are other tween targeted films like this one and when I saw those films I pretty much flipped. I'm talking about films like "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" "Raise Your Voice" and "Sleepover".
Parents, please take my advice: if you are gonna show your daughters at least one badly written and overly clichéd teen film where the underdog girl gets her man...by all means make it this one. Yes I mean it. Despite how stupid this film may seem, it is the only one that stands out from the other teen films...mainly in the heroine. Sam is honest and brave and nothing like the other girls in those other films. You actually feel sorry for Sam when she is ridiculed by others (becuase YOU KNOW she didn't deserve it unlike the other teen flick heroines).
And of course every character you expect to see in a teen flick makes an appearance here. There are actually more snobby rich-bitch characters in this film compared to the others, but other than that you can expect every character and even "cliche moments by characters in a teen flick" to be found. If you have seen other teen flicks you would spot these moments right away. I did enjoy that one really nerdy character (Terry?). Although, I wished he had more of an actual part in the actual story (but then again it's normal to see half of a cast in a teen movie to have no actual part in the story. They're just there to represent their stereotype.) Oh yeah RNMorton does make a good point: If a teen flick is set in California, this kind of cruelty towards others is bound to flourish.
And you know sometimes is good to see a badly clichéd film and make fun of it. A Cinderella Story is perfect for that too. Drinking game, anybody? ;)
Parents, please take my advice: if you are gonna show your daughters at least one badly written and overly clichéd teen film where the underdog girl gets her man...by all means make it this one. Yes I mean it. Despite how stupid this film may seem, it is the only one that stands out from the other teen films...mainly in the heroine. Sam is honest and brave and nothing like the other girls in those other films. You actually feel sorry for Sam when she is ridiculed by others (becuase YOU KNOW she didn't deserve it unlike the other teen flick heroines).
And of course every character you expect to see in a teen flick makes an appearance here. There are actually more snobby rich-bitch characters in this film compared to the others, but other than that you can expect every character and even "cliche moments by characters in a teen flick" to be found. If you have seen other teen flicks you would spot these moments right away. I did enjoy that one really nerdy character (Terry?). Although, I wished he had more of an actual part in the actual story (but then again it's normal to see half of a cast in a teen movie to have no actual part in the story. They're just there to represent their stereotype.) Oh yeah RNMorton does make a good point: If a teen flick is set in California, this kind of cruelty towards others is bound to flourish.
And you know sometimes is good to see a badly clichéd film and make fun of it. A Cinderella Story is perfect for that too. Drinking game, anybody? ;)