Freak Show

I liked it until they made fun of Trump voters acting like we are all bigots. What a joke of a movie. The main character casting was horrible. There are a ton of cliches and stereotypes that just perpetuate the disconnect with people today. Stop hating, which includes white Trump voters!!! Such hypocrisy

Alex Lawther's acting is the best thing about this movie. He breathed life into this movie that easily might have been worse. Kudos to the writers for trying, but this movie suffers from what most teen movies do: one dimensional characters and weak scripts. Almost all of the characters are cardboard cut outs whose actions are predictable - The jock who hates being a jock, the bitchy cheerleader, clueless parents (including Bette Midler's overacted alcoholic mother), the secretly gay bully in love with the protagonist, etc... There were some genuinely funny moments though.

I really enjoyed this movie, it keeps moving so it does not become "I knew that was going to happen" moments during the film. Bette Midler is wonderful as always (she could read me the dictionary and I would be happy), The characters really grow on you and make you remember these "types" (football star, princess, outcast, etc) during your high school years, perfectly played by this cast. Someone of the best and moving scenes include Celia Weston, who is so amazing in everything she appears in. She is so under utilized in cinema, she is the main course and she is always being displayed as the appetizer of the meal. Someone please give her a role that is the center of the story, her acting talent is magical.