What starts out as a thrilling alien invasion story with legitimately frightening, classic horror elements flounders in a too-familiar narrative rut of trauma and healing.
What starts out as a thrilling alien invasion story with legitimately frightening, classic horror elements flounders in a too-familiar narrative rut of trauma and healing.
Doesn’t offer much in terms of creativity or surprises, but this film is a warm, big-hearted story about listening to your heart and embracing the mistakes you make along the way.
While it’s not quite the high school cinematic epiphany you’ve been led to believe, “Booksmart” puts a fresh new spin on the coming-of-age comedy.