Reviews

I love this movie. Millie bobby Brown’s acting was phenomenal, and really one of the best things about this film. it was very beautiful, cinematography wise; and it’s a very empowering story for young girls. Millie plays a strong female lead, who is smart, daring, kind. The plot itself was good, accomplishing exactly what it was meant to. it was a fun watch, definitely would recommend to families, teens, kids, anyone. A few jump shares, potentially, which I enjoyed. I at first wondered about how much I could enjoy a movie with the lead cooped up in a cave the whole time, but I was never once bored, and remained very engaged. Nothing appeared to violent to me, but depending on your child, I’d say 13/14 is an age you can’t go wrong with. I believe younger would be fine.

I watched this movie tonight with my whole family, and even my easily skittish grandmother liked it. I’d label it as a thriller, though that didn’t appear to be its main purpose. more so, it’s an emotional, bittersweet movie, that will likely bring up some feelings in you. it’s sweet, sorrowful, Intense, melodramatic, but can also leave you with a strange sense of peace. it’s a beautiful movie, with a beautiful, genuine, caring, loyal relationship between the main characters. how they survive and depend on eachother is a sight to behold. i wouldn’t say it’s gory, and it’s not so high on the scary scale, but there are a few jump scares, I suppose. I think it depends on your child whether they can watch this. if they watched the originals, or any other horror/thriller, this is definitely on the lower side so they’ll be fine. I think 8,9 are probably solid ages.

this book is terrible. its blatantly obvious that most parts of it have been practically stolen from some other creative works, and the book was written off of tropes. it’s as if the author wrote down a list of things they wanted, such as; “knife to throat trope”, among others, and ran with it. it’s a romance book. The plot feels entirely insignificant compared to the romance. the plot feels entirely shafted. this is the worst thing I have ever read. little to no creativity artistry from this author. I will not be buying the second one. This book is the physical representation of Booktok in the most negative way possible. No one with a real interest in good literature would read this.

describe this movie in 3 words? beautiful. real. human. This movie is a completely accurate representation of 13 year old me. You’re lonely, anxious, envious. the only thing you want in the world is to BE someone, and being the ‘cool kid’ seems like the best option at the time; it just seems like they have it all; the friends, the life, the joy. There’s never a harder time to just ‘be yourself’, and that’s what everyone is always telling you, but you’re barely over the kid mark, you don’t know who that is, or how to figure it out. This movie was so touching, I feel everyone can pull their own things out of it. for me, it was acceptance in who you are, the good, the bad, you’re human, and that’s ok. you can’t be one or the other, and you can’t make yourself be. you can’t hide from who you are, either. I loved how they represented anxiety, and had joy say she’d just tell her to ‘stop worrying so much’ that’s what everyone tells you. it’s what my parents told me. but it’s not that simple, and this movie really SHOWS that. it’s such a scary, unsure time, and you have no idea how to navigate it. we need more movies like this. if you have a teen, this movie really has the ability to make you feel understood, and less alone, because we’re all turbulent during those ages. susceptible to peer pressure, and envy, anxiety. and it’s all just part of the process. it’s normal. we are, teens are. I recommend this to every tween, teen, and older. it’s fine for younger kids as well. I laughed multiple times, and found it very quirky and fun.