The PRETTY PERSUASION screening was an odd mix of studio execs, bums off the street, ladies in gowns and celebrities. It was a freebie screening for "Campus Circle", a benefit screening for a group called "Gen Art" (the gowned people... they had some swanky party afterwards) and a premiere for involved friends, family and associates. James Woods was in attendance (and barely found a seat). We all thought that was cool until the movie started and we watched the man touch himself on screen..... then it was just awkward.
The movie was just... OK. Unlike its comparison material (Heathers, Election) it was actually not quite a comedy. It had comedic moments (which .... when you think about it... were actually moments where the movie was laughing at the audience who was laughing). I believe Mean Girls pulled off this movie's goal a little better than PP did - minus the slight Muslim agenda of the story.
And... although I love Evan Rachel Wood (she's a double-puncher having starred with both Winona and Mary-Stuart Masterson after all)... the movie should have been made 7-8 years ago with Christina Ricci. (Though, then, the Muslim agenda wouldn't have made sense.) Or now with Jena Malone since Evan essentially looked just like Jena with her darkened hair.
Overall - I give it a C (for effort).
(Meanwhile I just watched THE EMPEROR'S CLUB today. That gets a "D" for "dumb stupid waste of my time since I don't care about any of the characters")
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