Were people trying to create the most obnoxious female protagonist in history? Because oh my god, I can't remember the last time I watched a movie with such an irredeemable, annoying female protagonist. Okay, I did watch Catherine Called Birdy, but I found her slightly more sympathetic than this one. Maddie is a criminal, a creep, and behaves like a total self-centered brat despite being in her 30s. The movie never explains any of this and she never grows out of it. Why Percy would want to be with her and why anyone ship him with her, I don't understand. The two have no chemistry and she's been nothing but a toxic person toward him. The moment this woman made a move on me, I would cut her out of my life entirely. But no, the movie has Percy forgive her at the end and brush off all her negative behavior just because she almost died. Jennifer Lawrence looks too innocent to play such a sleazeball.
Percy is the deuteragonist, and despite being much more likeable, barely has any agency of his own. I wish the movie was about him and making his own decisions about dating instead of having all the adults dictate what he, A YOUNG ADULT should do.
This could've been a relatable and refreshing movie for the increasingly sheltered lives of Gen Z learning to get out into the real world. Instead, it's just another movie where a young person is being exploited and groomed. We deserve better.
Percy is the deuteragonist, and despite being much more likeable, barely has any agency of his own. I wish the movie was about him and making his own decisions about dating instead of having all the adults dictate what he, A YOUNG ADULT should do.
This could've been a relatable and refreshing movie for the increasingly sheltered lives of Gen Z learning to get out into the real world. Instead, it's just another movie where a young person is being exploited and groomed. We deserve better.