Bottoms
2023
**
Director: Emma Seligman
Cast: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Nicholas Galitzine, Marshawn Lynch, Kaia Gerber, Dagmara Domińczyk, Punkie Johnson, Miles Fowler
To gain the attention of their crushes, two queer and unpopular high school students start a self-defense club under the guise of empowering women, but their plan quickly spirals out of control. With its wacky, socially progressive, and violent premise, Emma Seligman's crass and subversive comedy is like a 21st century version of Heathers. However, I found her film to be dull, pointless, implausible, and completely devoid of laughs. The satirical elements lack bite when the jokes are based on the age-old high school comedy tropes.
