One of the most hilarious lines in this whole movie.
Don’t get me wrong, I like the ideas behind this movie. Cyberbullying has become a major thing affecting adolescents for the last several years. However, this movie botches its delivery of why that is. It’s not that it doesn’t try, or is confused on the issue, it just tries too hard.
What was supposed to be a Breaking Bad-esque PSA about the effects of cyberbullying on kids & teens turns more into a Full House-esque version of the same premise. Writing, acting, musical direction, it’s all there. It’s Full House. On top of that, none of the decisions made to drive the plot makes any sense. The plot holes in this movie are enormous. Combine that with being produced by & airing on ABC Family, you have the Full House-esque PSA of 2011.
And you know what? It’s hilarious. Many of the situations, & lines that flow from them, are hilarious, even in context. The unintentional crowning moment of funny in this whole movie comes from when the main character, Taylor, gets so depressed that she tries to commit suicide by overdosing on tylenol, or something similar. She posted that she was going to online, so her friend calls her mother, then her mother calls 911, only to reveal that she can’t get the cap off the bottle, combined with the over-the-top music & it ends up resulting in the scene being rendered hilarious. It never feels intentional either, which makes it even more hilarious. Now, I know someone committing suicide is a very bad & sad thing, but this film manages to unintentionally turn it hilarious. It’s quite jarring.
So, if you’re looking for a movie to riff on, this is your movie. If you’re looking for a serious talk on cyberbullying, you won’t find a good one here.