I won't mince words. This is the worst movie about teenagers I've ever seen. Now, objectively, there have been other "worse" teen sex movies, like the innumerable American Pie sequels, but this one is offensive because of the fact that it so obviously has pretensions to be a generation defining examination of the sexual politics of high schoolers. But contrasting this film to even the Tina Fey penned "Mean Girls", almost a decade this film's junior, LOL absolutely pales in comparison. Now, I'm willing to give Lisa Azuelos some credit. I have not seen her original 2008 French film, and maybe it's good. Maybe it is the sharp edged satire that this film failed to be. Maybe something was lost in the translation to English. Maybe, lines such as "Skank-ass ho" don't engender the kind of bad laughs in French as they do in English. But, ultimately, the faults in this movie have to come down to her screenplay. Character motivations change every minute, plot lines are introduced, dropped, only to be either picked up again at a point when it's convenient for the film or just abandoned outright. The casting was atrocious. Miley Cyrus cannot act. Not that any other actress would have much luck trying to breathe life into this rotting , personality-void corpse of a character, whose only motivation in life seems to be deciding between two nearly identical wispy haired low-rent Cilian Murphy lookalike she's gonna give her V-card to. But give the artist formerly known as Hannah Montana some credit, at least she looks like a teenager! The absolutely goose-bump inducing storyline involving the blonde wanting to bump hormonal uglies with her math teacher fails to capture the creepiness and desperation of the situation if only for the fact that the two actors look about six months apart in age! Not that any of that matters, as this plot thread, like so many others, comes to a complete halt with no resolution, no consequence, and no lessons learned. And that's the biggest problem with this movie, it gives us absolutely no reason to care at all about the people in it. Why should I care about Lola's love life? What about this cop am I supposed to find charming apart from his motorcycle and leather jacket? Why should I like Kyle as opposed to the other guy?(I can't remember his name, and no, I won't look it up because I've already spent an hour and a half of my life on this movie, and that's about two hours too long.) Demi Moore is the only one in this movie that comes across as credible. She's believable as a single mom trying to have a family and a career(What career, you ask? Good question, we're never told.). This movie is a complete mess of half-baked ideas trying to say something profound about the Twitter generation. Take my advice: watch Mean Girls or Fast Times at Ridgemont High, two films that despite their age have as much to say about teenagers in their time as they do now. And I guarantee you won't have to hear the line "skank-ass ho" in either of them.
148 Reviews
Bad... Just bad...
odd-bon_claud19 July 2012
Warning: Spoilers
LOL. That's exactly what to do after watching this movie. Not because of any tummy-tickling humor or laugh-til-you-drop moments, but of the fact that this is even remotely considered a movie at all! LOL follows Lola (played by Miley Cyrus), a stereotypical teenager going through her stereotypical problems in her stereotypical life. Aside from a few sentimental mother/daughter moments and a well-fitted soundtrack this movie holds nothing special. It lacks meaning with it's stale dialogue recycled from the more vapid teenagers facebook page. If anything can be learned from this movie it's that internet slang should remain on the internet! Miley's performance is, as usual, bland, with nothing more to offer than the reciting of the script and a splash of her usual rebellious demeanour. She falls in love with her best friend Kyle, who just so happens to play in a band called 'No Shampoo', with her ex-boyfriend. Aside from this predictable coincidence you'll be pleased to know that they take the whole 'No Shampoo' thing to the next level by applying this philosophy to Miley's hairstyle throughout the movie. No doubt they saved a considerable amount of their budget! All in all the movie lacks a genuine plot as we observe lingering conflicts which end up simply dealt with and lack the epiphany needed to make them the focus of the film. The movie as a whole seems to avoid the traditional 'beginning', 'middle', 'end', which we normally associate with successful films, so that it's unclear to see what the films motive is. To say this movie was a 'disappointment' would be a huge understatement and a great compliment to it! So for all you movie-lovers out there who're looking for a good movie to watch, this is definitely not your cup of tea! Rating: 4/10 ... and that's me being generous
Cliché
nikamari0712 January 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I went into the movie with an opened mind. I usually don't like Miley Cyrus as an actress and usually won't waste my time watching films or shows she's been in, but I do enjoy movies with Douglas Booth and Ashley Greene. So, I began watching the movie and it seemed like it showed promise as being an original (or slightly original) movie (even though it's an American adaption of a French film). Then it got really cliché really fast. I was able to predict exactly what was going to happen before it happened and it was just so ridiculous. I literally fast forwarded at times and wasn't lost in the slightest. It had soooo much promise. Had they tweaked it slightly it would've been such a better film. Maybe if they had dipped into Kyle's home life a little more or spent less time on Lola's friend. It felt like none of the stories they were bringing in really made sense or mattered. It was just splotches of a teenagers daily life without the depth of meaning to it. It portrayed a true relationship between friends, enemies, love interests, and parents; even if Lola and Kyle's friendliness was a little stressed and the interest in each other too obvious in the beginning. Honestly I was more interested in Kyle's home life then I was in Lola's. And the movie was in Lola's POV. (for most of the movie) Maybe if they'd added some confrontation with Kyle and Chad about his and Lola's relationship or gave SOMETHING that wasn't so dry. You really only get the face value and some slight shallow depth to each of the teenagers when the movie could have been so much more. The people who worked on the film state the movie didn't do well at the box office because of the lack of publicity it got, but that wasn't it at all. It was because they had an amazing cast with a lacking story line that didn't make the audience care. What person wants to waste money on a movie they can see in a million other B movies that go straight to DVD?
Painful.
johnnymacbest26 April 2012
If there's one way to describe this movie, it would be utterly atrocious, execrable trash. In no way are there any redeeming qualities in this "film" as it is filled with a moronic plot, hideous dialog(if you can call it that)banal acting and overall crap. The whole thing is a ruse; it looks like a low-budget made-for-TV film that ironically enough SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MADE-FOR-TV FILM IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! I'm sorry, but after Hanna Montana and the atrocious film that followed it, Miley Cyrus's career as an actress is pretty much in the toilet. Only a wickedly hardcore Miley Cyrus fan would watch this because any self-respecting movie-lover would stay clear away from this hell-hole of a movie.
1 out of 5 stars. That's how bad this piece of sh*t is.
1 out of 5 stars. That's how bad this piece of sh*t is.
An awful remake of an already awful movie
Lugewi20 April 2012
Okay first things first, you should know that this movie is a remake of a crappy French movie of the same name. If that doesn't deter you from watching, then maybe knowing that Miley Cyrus is starring as the lead role does.
I never had high hopes for this movie especially since Lionsgate completely shunned the marketing team and had no effort in making sure that this movie gets some much needed publicity. But aside from that, this movie isn't really targeted for people like me. It seems to focus on its teen demographic, hell the title says it all...LOL.
Now I'm not hating on Miley Cyrus or anything but God that girl really brought down the movie. I thought that she could maybe prove that she can act and switch away from that Hannah Montana crap, but no, she cannot. And having Demi Moore didn't help either. It's like the cast had every intention to make a god-awful movie that only teenage girls would barely like.
Overall, the movie was your average run of the mill, teenage love affair crap. If you're a guy then stay the hell away from this movie, but if you're a girl then...no, you should also stay away from this movie.
I never had high hopes for this movie especially since Lionsgate completely shunned the marketing team and had no effort in making sure that this movie gets some much needed publicity. But aside from that, this movie isn't really targeted for people like me. It seems to focus on its teen demographic, hell the title says it all...LOL.
Now I'm not hating on Miley Cyrus or anything but God that girl really brought down the movie. I thought that she could maybe prove that she can act and switch away from that Hannah Montana crap, but no, she cannot. And having Demi Moore didn't help either. It's like the cast had every intention to make a god-awful movie that only teenage girls would barely like.
Overall, the movie was your average run of the mill, teenage love affair crap. If you're a guy then stay the hell away from this movie, but if you're a girl then...no, you should also stay away from this movie.
LOL - Load of "Load" (If you get my drift)...
The_Monocled_Mutineer29 May 2012
I'm going to summarize here:
This "film" bears about as much connection with modern society as KFC represents the life of Chickens. Not only is it the most cheese filled pap ever, it's a walking cliché and the people in it, even say the word "LOL" rather than actually laughing, in one scene; one person even rolls around the floor laughing when she is told a joke by her friend, and it wasn't even funny.
The entire dialogue in this film looks as if it has actually been written on a Nokia 3310 by a 10 year old boy, who has ADHD, no offence to people who actually HAVE ADHD, but seriously, it's like they've given a child three things:
1. MDMA.
2. 90 Blank Sheets of Paper and a typewriter.
3. 2 Days to complete it.
The acting is below par and even in one scene, it is blatantly obvious that the actress has forgotten her lines, so she seems to make her line up on the spot. How on earth did Demi Moore get roped into this? Demi Moore has made some god awful movies in her time, but this will be a black hole on her CV for many years to come and I imagine she is only kicking herself to the loony bin for partaking in this absolute rubbish.
Then I have to mention the obvious fake posts on here which are condoning and praising this teeny bopper movie, which is obviously made to capitalise on fans of the girl out of this, kids who are grounded and have to use their phones as a social outlet, LOL, and teen kids who have nothing better to do with their money than go and see how the media thinks they should live their lives.
Anyone paying to watch this god awful trash should take themselves and get counselling, go and see a doctor, because whilst there are thousands and thousands of good script writers trying to earn a living, thousands of actors trying to break through; and thousands of budding directors just aching for a chance to even get 1% of this budget for their work; production companies are still lying and pulling the wool over our eyes with pap like this.
If you are fan of the girl in this film, think about it, and think about it hard!!!
If you actually like this girl, then you will NOT go and put money into the pockets of the greed ridden pigs who are actually trying to exploit YOU as well as your idol. So I'm not going to give you grief for liking this girl; like most will, but seriously think about it before you part with your money. If this film does even remotely well, the fat corporate pigs will only release more pap with her in, to try and prize YOUR hard earned money from your hands, and in turn, the big wheel of fortune will grind away on YOU and ONLY YOU!
It says something when a production company pull out of post production marketing like they did on this kids, they want to BURY it without trace, because they know how terrible this film truly is!
Fair enough, watch it on cable (it will be on there soon enough), download it from some kind of torrent site, but whatever you do, do NOT go and spend a penny of your money on this, you will regret it for years to come.
Long live the free thinkers.
This "film" bears about as much connection with modern society as KFC represents the life of Chickens. Not only is it the most cheese filled pap ever, it's a walking cliché and the people in it, even say the word "LOL" rather than actually laughing, in one scene; one person even rolls around the floor laughing when she is told a joke by her friend, and it wasn't even funny.
The entire dialogue in this film looks as if it has actually been written on a Nokia 3310 by a 10 year old boy, who has ADHD, no offence to people who actually HAVE ADHD, but seriously, it's like they've given a child three things:
1. MDMA.
2. 90 Blank Sheets of Paper and a typewriter.
3. 2 Days to complete it.
The acting is below par and even in one scene, it is blatantly obvious that the actress has forgotten her lines, so she seems to make her line up on the spot. How on earth did Demi Moore get roped into this? Demi Moore has made some god awful movies in her time, but this will be a black hole on her CV for many years to come and I imagine she is only kicking herself to the loony bin for partaking in this absolute rubbish.
Then I have to mention the obvious fake posts on here which are condoning and praising this teeny bopper movie, which is obviously made to capitalise on fans of the girl out of this, kids who are grounded and have to use their phones as a social outlet, LOL, and teen kids who have nothing better to do with their money than go and see how the media thinks they should live their lives.
Anyone paying to watch this god awful trash should take themselves and get counselling, go and see a doctor, because whilst there are thousands and thousands of good script writers trying to earn a living, thousands of actors trying to break through; and thousands of budding directors just aching for a chance to even get 1% of this budget for their work; production companies are still lying and pulling the wool over our eyes with pap like this.
If you are fan of the girl in this film, think about it, and think about it hard!!!
If you actually like this girl, then you will NOT go and put money into the pockets of the greed ridden pigs who are actually trying to exploit YOU as well as your idol. So I'm not going to give you grief for liking this girl; like most will, but seriously think about it before you part with your money. If this film does even remotely well, the fat corporate pigs will only release more pap with her in, to try and prize YOUR hard earned money from your hands, and in turn, the big wheel of fortune will grind away on YOU and ONLY YOU!
It says something when a production company pull out of post production marketing like they did on this kids, they want to BURY it without trace, because they know how terrible this film truly is!
Fair enough, watch it on cable (it will be on there soon enough), download it from some kind of torrent site, but whatever you do, do NOT go and spend a penny of your money on this, you will regret it for years to come.
Long live the free thinkers.
Waste of Film Reels
renethewizard19 April 2012
A monotonous, dreadful film that follows the gimmicks of social networking and text messaging. I wouldn't classify this as a movie; it falls along the lines of high school trauma and the depressing pokes of a Facebook page. The acting was sub-par and the love story was the equivalent of rusty nails while it focuses on the redundant internet slang we constantly see today. The whole feeling of the film was basically like looking at a Facebook page. Very dull and asinine with the sense of delusional romance forever reminding us how little hope remains for todays youth. If this is what you call quality entertainment then I fear for the sanctity of our Media. Major waste of filming resources and should be shot into the sun for the sake of humanity.
I'd rather watch paint dry. Really.
stevensd800314 April 2012
I regret going to see this movie. Says it all. I was dragged along to it by an overly excited friend who wanted to see it. I couldn't of despised this movie more if I tried. The only difficulty about this now is trying to reach the minimum requirements for the length of this review.
Right, so I expect people seem like they know what to expect with this movie. Otherwise, why go see it. Miley plays nothing more than how she does on her TV series. A ditsy girl with poor use of English. Which isn't surprising.
If I had to recommend this to someone, it would be those under 11 years of age.
One good thing about the experience of seeing this.. "movie" was that I felt relief when it was over.
But hey, if you want to waste some cash with minimal physical and, let's face it.. mental effort, then see this wasted reel of film. 1/10.
Right, so I expect people seem like they know what to expect with this movie. Otherwise, why go see it. Miley plays nothing more than how she does on her TV series. A ditsy girl with poor use of English. Which isn't surprising.
If I had to recommend this to someone, it would be those under 11 years of age.
One good thing about the experience of seeing this.. "movie" was that I felt relief when it was over.
But hey, if you want to waste some cash with minimal physical and, let's face it.. mental effort, then see this wasted reel of film. 1/10.
Childhood favourite
dalyrobyn-811782 February 2021
I first watched LOL when I was 11 or 12 and recently bought it on DVD and rewatched it, I'm now 20. I don't understand why there are so many negative reviews, yeah obviously it's not the best film ever made but these people giving it terrible reviews are obviously the wrong demographics. it is obviously aimed at tweens and young teenaged girls. It's very cliche and very cheesy, but i think if you seen it were you were young and re watch it it's very nostalgic. It actually gave me goosebumps haha but yes it's a rom com and the acting isn't amazing but it's not awful and I have a soft spot because I loved it so much as a child but I can understand if you hadn't seen it when you were younger I could understand why some scenes are a bit cringe but I think it's great and doesn't deserve the extreme hate.
I've got a Juno poster in my room. There! I'm smart now.
Organic_624 April 2012
In the movie, LOL, the character, Lola, has a poster for the smash-hit, Juno, hanging in her bedroom. I know, I know. Analyzing a detail as small as this might sound nitpicky but just hear me out.
Juno was a movie about a teenager who addressed the people she loved and the people she had problems with, in person. Juno revealed an ultrasound picture of her baby to its future adoptive parents, in person. She laid out an entire living room set on Paulie Bleeker's front lawn, to tell him she was pregnant, in person. The reason its main character maintained quick-witted comebacks and came up with ironic allegories, at the drop of a hat, was because of her characteristic of going out and exploring new things. That movie was so refreshing because it took place in a world in which teenagers didn't constantly have the glow of a cell phone screen, reflecting off of their faces. In fact, there was only one part in the film involving a phone conversation between two people...and both sides had their phones plugged into a jack!
So why does LOL's mentioning of such a great movie bother me? Because its own message contradicts Diablo Cody's vision and her faith in teenagers. Cody believed in a world in which adolescents might actually look up from their gadgets, turn to each other and like, talk. Hell, there actually is a scene from Wall-E, in which two morbidly obese men favor looking at monitors with video feed each other, when they're in floating chairs, side by side. Juno spits in the face of such technological dependence.
LOL, on the other hand, condones the non-stop usage of iPods, Twitter and other sites of the moment. Its lead characters are so reliant of online social networks, where every sentence is simplified and shortened, that once they finally log off, they use phrases like "it's good to love someone so much it hurts." A line like that wouldn't even make it into Juno's deleted scenes section on the DVD. LOL celebrates the idea of kids, hunching their heads over a five by three inch screen all day long, as the rest of the world passes them by. Don't get me wrong - I'm well aware that there actually are teenagers in the world who are this overly consumed. With it being near impossible to find a person between the ages of 18 and 29 NOT on a phone within a three hour period of time, writer and director, Lisa Azuelos, isn't exactly making up fiction here. But to try to portray these hypnotized kids as deep thinking and complex is wrong. How could they have the drive to reflect on who they are when they don't even put effort into typing out full words into text messages? Like I said, it's fine for characters like these to exist because there are real world people like this. But don't try dragging another film down to your level when it boasts unexplained emotions, open for interpretation while your own best moment of self-reflection consists of the line "Every year, it's weird going back to school but here we are, just going with the flow". Oo-hoo-hoo, look out, Hemingway.
Juno was a movie about a teenager who addressed the people she loved and the people she had problems with, in person. Juno revealed an ultrasound picture of her baby to its future adoptive parents, in person. She laid out an entire living room set on Paulie Bleeker's front lawn, to tell him she was pregnant, in person. The reason its main character maintained quick-witted comebacks and came up with ironic allegories, at the drop of a hat, was because of her characteristic of going out and exploring new things. That movie was so refreshing because it took place in a world in which teenagers didn't constantly have the glow of a cell phone screen, reflecting off of their faces. In fact, there was only one part in the film involving a phone conversation between two people...and both sides had their phones plugged into a jack!
So why does LOL's mentioning of such a great movie bother me? Because its own message contradicts Diablo Cody's vision and her faith in teenagers. Cody believed in a world in which adolescents might actually look up from their gadgets, turn to each other and like, talk. Hell, there actually is a scene from Wall-E, in which two morbidly obese men favor looking at monitors with video feed each other, when they're in floating chairs, side by side. Juno spits in the face of such technological dependence.
LOL, on the other hand, condones the non-stop usage of iPods, Twitter and other sites of the moment. Its lead characters are so reliant of online social networks, where every sentence is simplified and shortened, that once they finally log off, they use phrases like "it's good to love someone so much it hurts." A line like that wouldn't even make it into Juno's deleted scenes section on the DVD. LOL celebrates the idea of kids, hunching their heads over a five by three inch screen all day long, as the rest of the world passes them by. Don't get me wrong - I'm well aware that there actually are teenagers in the world who are this overly consumed. With it being near impossible to find a person between the ages of 18 and 29 NOT on a phone within a three hour period of time, writer and director, Lisa Azuelos, isn't exactly making up fiction here. But to try to portray these hypnotized kids as deep thinking and complex is wrong. How could they have the drive to reflect on who they are when they don't even put effort into typing out full words into text messages? Like I said, it's fine for characters like these to exist because there are real world people like this. But don't try dragging another film down to your level when it boasts unexplained emotions, open for interpretation while your own best moment of self-reflection consists of the line "Every year, it's weird going back to school but here we are, just going with the flow". Oo-hoo-hoo, look out, Hemingway.
Cute..funny..coming of age movie!!
katslzoo4 January 2020
I thought this movie so was cute. Had all the checks for me!! Funny, sad, music and relationships!! Excellent movie!!
I will refer friends to watch and I will watch it again!! I cant believe just two stars!!! Good job cast and crew!!
So Bad Some Might Enjoy Its Badness
Michael_Elliott21 November 2012
LOL (2012)
* (out of 4)
Lisa Azuelos remakes her own French movie. This one here has Miley Cyrus playing a teen who seems obsessed with sex, drugs and music, which is something her single mom (Demi Moore) doesn't know about. I'm guessing that's the so-called plot to this film but the truth is that plot and this movie really don't go together. I can't comment on the original film since I haven't seen it yet but this thing here pretty bad but thankfully it's so bad that most people should be able to get a couple good laughs out of it. I think what really kills the movie is the fact that every character from the teens to their parents are just downright idiots. I mean, the Moore character is without question one of the dumbest mothers I've ever seen from any movie. Just watch the way the character pretty much can't put her foot down on anything and the scene where Cyrus talks her out of taking her phone away is just embarrassing. Even worse is a sequence later on when mommy and daughter have it out after mom reads her diary and notices all the things she's been up to. Not only the entire sequence unintentionally funny, the performances by the two actresses is just embarrassing. Cyrus really comes off bad here because she can't handle what limited range the character has. The scenes with her crying are just poorly done and I can't say I believed anything she did here. Moore isn't quite as bad but she's burdened by the horrid character. Even Gina Gershon, Ashley Greene and Thomas Jane can't do anything. Everything from the dialogue to the actual story is just really bad and there's really nothing good to mention here outside the use of a certain Rolling Stones song. What keeps LOL watchable is how bad it manages to be and I'm going to guess that the only people this thing will appeal to are those who enjoy movies that are so bad they're watchable.
* (out of 4)
Lisa Azuelos remakes her own French movie. This one here has Miley Cyrus playing a teen who seems obsessed with sex, drugs and music, which is something her single mom (Demi Moore) doesn't know about. I'm guessing that's the so-called plot to this film but the truth is that plot and this movie really don't go together. I can't comment on the original film since I haven't seen it yet but this thing here pretty bad but thankfully it's so bad that most people should be able to get a couple good laughs out of it. I think what really kills the movie is the fact that every character from the teens to their parents are just downright idiots. I mean, the Moore character is without question one of the dumbest mothers I've ever seen from any movie. Just watch the way the character pretty much can't put her foot down on anything and the scene where Cyrus talks her out of taking her phone away is just embarrassing. Even worse is a sequence later on when mommy and daughter have it out after mom reads her diary and notices all the things she's been up to. Not only the entire sequence unintentionally funny, the performances by the two actresses is just embarrassing. Cyrus really comes off bad here because she can't handle what limited range the character has. The scenes with her crying are just poorly done and I can't say I believed anything she did here. Moore isn't quite as bad but she's burdened by the horrid character. Even Gina Gershon, Ashley Greene and Thomas Jane can't do anything. Everything from the dialogue to the actual story is just really bad and there's really nothing good to mention here outside the use of a certain Rolling Stones song. What keeps LOL watchable is how bad it manages to be and I'm going to guess that the only people this thing will appeal to are those who enjoy movies that are so bad they're watchable.
Good for a chick flick
Kristen999 July 2016
It's a movie you can watch easily.Doesn't require any attention 'cause the plot is very simple.It's just another chick-flick.The cast is good. And actors' interpretations are surprisingly good.Gives you quite monoptical view of teenagers life,but has some real world problems which was an good thing to notice.Music is good.But the plot is very empty.The scene were Miley snicks Douglas in the host home is really stupid.They could have thought of something much better.It is worth watching if you're a teen girl.Nothing that will blow your mind.I am not sure if the relationship between the two protagonists is what a relationship really is or what it should be,so the message that comes about relationships isn't a healthy one.
great movie loved every second
dococ4414 July 2012
this is THE WORST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN there was no acting !!.This is not a movie this is a documentary of how not to make a movie.movie. Miley Cyrus acting sucked worse than watching paint dry on a iceberg.It seems like the director gave up within ten seconds as the trailers for other movies had better action than this whore of a film. Everything about this movie makes me throw up blood it is horrible why call a film LOL when there is no humour I really don't understand it.
My daughter watched the first minute of this movie and is now in intensive care. Every day she bangs her head so hard on he wall she creates deformities in her ovaries. She cries so much that she has to drink 56 gallons of vodka every hour. She has a liver transplant every day. Miley Cyrus is my sons worst nightmare and every night he wakes up screaming so loud that he bursts his own ear drums. Overall it was rubbish never watch if you like bad movies this is your worst nightmare! Myley Cyrus deserves a BAFTA.
My daughter watched the first minute of this movie and is now in intensive care. Every day she bangs her head so hard on he wall she creates deformities in her ovaries. She cries so much that she has to drink 56 gallons of vodka every hour. She has a liver transplant every day. Miley Cyrus is my sons worst nightmare and every night he wakes up screaming so loud that he bursts his own ear drums. Overall it was rubbish never watch if you like bad movies this is your worst nightmare! Myley Cyrus deserves a BAFTA.
this film made me want to shout myself
wolfkiller113 January 2015
Warning: Spoilers
How and where do I begin to tell you people the horror that is this poorly acted , terribly scripted mess of a 'film'. I never thought I would ever watch a film that would at condone the poor behaviour of miley Cyrus' Character Lola but actually promotes and glorify it. The drug use that Lola partakes in is classified as 'cool' and 'hip' and the consequences of taking drugs are only briefly spoken of , Lola also is a victim of terrible parenting , Demi Moore is a overly touchy-feely mother who loves to indulge in the very acts she so aggressively and rightly condones HYPOCRISY AT IT'S FINEST PEOPLE , Demi Moore and her friends actually smoke pot in the adjoining room from her daughter and Jeremy {friends son} where they to are indulging in this terribly destructive behaviour pattern. Lola is often implied to be just like her mother POOR GIRL her mother is a woman who actually makes no sense as a human... she got a ride home with a COMPLETE STRANGER for peat's sake. Most of the males in this film {In fact all of them} display a chauvinistic view about women which none of them dare to challenge.Also nobody seems to care as to Lolas obvious obsession with technology and her mother fails to tell the father about Lolas self destructiveness and lies to him. MATURITY . Demi Moore portrays {badly} the worst parent ever who finds condoms in the house which her daughter owns along with several used joints and the only punishment is missing a party BUT WAIT ... LOLA GETS TO THE PARTY, Lola lies to her boyfriend and has an overly advanced sex life for her age To conclude this is a very destructive film which promotes behaviour that is self-destructive and harmful without consequence , this would be the last film on earth that i would permit my child to watch and it is in general crappy AVOID AT ALL COSTS
Waste of time, waste of money but not a waste of talent
suranyimpeter25 November 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Caution! This review contains spoilers in the 'About the film itself' section, but nowhere else! First things first: I know I'm not the person who this film is aimed to. Here comes the but though.
--About Miley Cyrus: She seems to struggle to find her way after the Hannah Montana series and albums, and maybe to show her dad (Billy Ray Cyrus) that she is fine on her own. Not a waste of talent, because she hasn't got any in this sort of medium.
Well, according to the re-created LOL she is not that fine. I completely understand that she doesn't want to be a Disney minion for ever, but this fake rebel chick and the whole world is against she is just not cool. Seriously why is she doing this? She got too much before she could understand the responsibility which comes with being celebrity.
--About everyone else: I don't know how could Cyrus force Demi Moore to take the role in this film but hey, she managed to, and it works for some reason. Demi Moore just does what she is great at. Scores 4 out of 5 for me.
--Young female actresses: Average performance and nothing else. Except for Lina Esco, who portrayed the American version of Stéphanie (Lou Lesage). Even though in the 2012 version the girls did not have such a big role as in the original, she made a good impersonation. (3 out of 5) Male actors: The class mates were just like the original ones, maybe a bit less hip, to "make them able to be sold".
--About the film itself (containing info about locations): The story has been rewritten to fit into the line of the below average American re-created films. Instead of Paris they gave Chicago, instead of England they gave Paris.
--Verdict: Below average acting, absolutely unnecessary remake, the only market share it can hold to is the American. For some reason they love to ruin the European films. The only exception in the near past was so far the the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. IMDb score for the original: 7.8, US version 7.9. As for the LOL, figures are not so great. The original has a score of 6.1, the US version 3.5 and it won't be any better.
--For me: 2 out of 10, and I was really kind because I liked Demi Moore and Lina Esco.
--About Miley Cyrus: She seems to struggle to find her way after the Hannah Montana series and albums, and maybe to show her dad (Billy Ray Cyrus) that she is fine on her own. Not a waste of talent, because she hasn't got any in this sort of medium.
Well, according to the re-created LOL she is not that fine. I completely understand that she doesn't want to be a Disney minion for ever, but this fake rebel chick and the whole world is against she is just not cool. Seriously why is she doing this? She got too much before she could understand the responsibility which comes with being celebrity.
--About everyone else: I don't know how could Cyrus force Demi Moore to take the role in this film but hey, she managed to, and it works for some reason. Demi Moore just does what she is great at. Scores 4 out of 5 for me.
--Young female actresses: Average performance and nothing else. Except for Lina Esco, who portrayed the American version of Stéphanie (Lou Lesage). Even though in the 2012 version the girls did not have such a big role as in the original, she made a good impersonation. (3 out of 5) Male actors: The class mates were just like the original ones, maybe a bit less hip, to "make them able to be sold".
--About the film itself (containing info about locations): The story has been rewritten to fit into the line of the below average American re-created films. Instead of Paris they gave Chicago, instead of England they gave Paris.
--Verdict: Below average acting, absolutely unnecessary remake, the only market share it can hold to is the American. For some reason they love to ruin the European films. The only exception in the near past was so far the the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. IMDb score for the original: 7.8, US version 7.9. As for the LOL, figures are not so great. The original has a score of 6.1, the US version 3.5 and it won't be any better.
--For me: 2 out of 10, and I was really kind because I liked Demi Moore and Lina Esco.
Yet another example of how the movie industry has gone down the drain.
thepompousenglishman7 July 2012
Despite knowing the cast before seeing LOL, I decided to keep an open mind. I always feel as though I can examine something in further detail if I put aside all previous knowledge of the subject. This attitude quickly changed.
Another perfect demonstration of Miley Cyrus' rise to fame surfing on her father's back. As per usual, zero effort put in to her performance. This becomes increasingly worsened via the slaughter of what was once an excellent script. Humour (if it can even be referred to as such) pushed to its very limits; and scenes that had viewers covering their faces as though ashamed to be seen as they fled the cinema before even 20 minutes in.
What amuses me the most however, is that this actually seems to be getting positive feedback from a very small, direct audience. Simple movies for simple minds I suppose.
Another perfect demonstration of Miley Cyrus' rise to fame surfing on her father's back. As per usual, zero effort put in to her performance. This becomes increasingly worsened via the slaughter of what was once an excellent script. Humour (if it can even be referred to as such) pushed to its very limits; and scenes that had viewers covering their faces as though ashamed to be seen as they fled the cinema before even 20 minutes in.
What amuses me the most however, is that this actually seems to be getting positive feedback from a very small, direct audience. Simple movies for simple minds I suppose.
LOL more like LO-don't watch this awful movie
downey_liam29 July 2013
Warning: Spoilers
First off, who are these writers who think that high school students act like this nowadays? Where were all the bullies in this movie? There is no way in hell that these kids would be hanging out with that many hot girls. The group of friends that is portrayed in this awful film would never be considered the cool kids at this school. Not once in this movie are these kids actually bullied. Why do these movies portray the cool kids in high school to be a bunch of whiny artsy kids who complain all the time and constantly look like they are about to cry? Not one person I have ever met has ever acted like these kids in high school. Not only did I hate every character in this movie, but I hated every word that came out of every stupid mouth. The dialogue seemed to have been written by a thirteen year-old girl who is trying to sound sexually mature. I felt like this (presumed) thirteen-year-old girl writer just wrote one draft to this script and that was that, the first draft was the final draft. I was so confused as why people got together or why they broke up or why they got back together. Things would happen with zero explanation to it. Why did Lola and Kyle make-up with no words spoken while on the plane to Paris. They broke up for no reason then got back together for no reason. Then out of nowhere Lola appears to become a lesbian with that blonde haired girl but they never address that relationship. Also, at the beginning of the movie Lola says that Kyle was her best friend all her life but at the end of the stupid movie she introduces him to her mom. HOW HAVE THEY NEVER MET IF HE HAS BEEN LOLA'S BEST FRIEND ALL HER LIFE. This movie is the worst movie ever made.
Brain melting.
jon_grimstad20 July 2012
Just took the time to watch this movie, as it was one of PirateBay's most downloaded.
I honestly can not understand how anyone manages to do enough drugs to imagine this would be a good movie when writing the script. Luckily enough for me I was smart enough to not spend any money to watch the movie. I do however feel that I've not only been robbed for my time, but also for all of the knowledge I've ever gathered over the years. I am certain that at one point I could feel my brain melting away.
I still do not understand the plot of the movie as there was no red string connecting the movie, and it would jump from one story to another without ever finishing what it started. I am left feeling empty, as I don't know for instance what happened to Kyle and his dad after the Battle of the Bands.
If I would have to recommend this movie to anyone, it would be for brain dead tweens who believe that Europe is a country located in the United States, and that Justin Bieber is the greatest thing to happen to this world since the invention of make-up and hair straighteners.
Seriously, don't waste your time watching the movie, as you will most likely suffer severe brain damage afterward, and have troubles remembering anything useful that you've ever learned.
1/10
I honestly can not understand how anyone manages to do enough drugs to imagine this would be a good movie when writing the script. Luckily enough for me I was smart enough to not spend any money to watch the movie. I do however feel that I've not only been robbed for my time, but also for all of the knowledge I've ever gathered over the years. I am certain that at one point I could feel my brain melting away.
I still do not understand the plot of the movie as there was no red string connecting the movie, and it would jump from one story to another without ever finishing what it started. I am left feeling empty, as I don't know for instance what happened to Kyle and his dad after the Battle of the Bands.
If I would have to recommend this movie to anyone, it would be for brain dead tweens who believe that Europe is a country located in the United States, and that Justin Bieber is the greatest thing to happen to this world since the invention of make-up and hair straighteners.
Seriously, don't waste your time watching the movie, as you will most likely suffer severe brain damage afterward, and have troubles remembering anything useful that you've ever learned.
1/10
I would rather spend the rest of my life in a Turkish prison
sergei740-623-23913020 March 2015
I am embarrassed to be of the same species as the people who produced this film. They must have been smoking crack cocaine up their anus. Like I've seen bad films. I've seen horrible films. I've seen films that make me want to throw up and then eat my puke. But this is beyond that. I'd rather shove King Kong up my butt while shoving my balls in a crocodile's mouth than watch this again. It will forever wonder me what the screenwriter was thinking when he made this film. I personally am a professional writer, and I struggle to think of who is capable of creating this crime against humanity. If I ever build a time machine and kill one person in history, it would be the director of this steaming pile of goat droppings.
don't judge a movie by it's actors
katwood61213 August 2012
I would give this movie a 7.5 or 8.
This movie wasn't exceptional; it won't win an Oscar or a people's choice award, but it wasn't a waste of time to see. I've seen the original LOL (subtitles and all) and I don't understand how this one was "worse" or "mocking" it. I enjoyed it. It was a good way to spend my evening. Miley Cyrus executed her character well. People are giving her a bad rep because of her previous movies; I'm not the biggest fan of hers myself. However, she did well in this movie. It wasn't a hard part to play but she did well. And all the other characters did well too. Between the original movie and this one, nothing was different except that this one was in English and had different actors.
This movie won't change your life by all means, but if you're looking for a romantic teen movie to watch, this one will serve you well. It's meant for teens (just like the writer/director envisioned) so don't go in expecting "The Notebook" because it will not give you what you're looking for. I hope this helps.
This movie wasn't exceptional; it won't win an Oscar or a people's choice award, but it wasn't a waste of time to see. I've seen the original LOL (subtitles and all) and I don't understand how this one was "worse" or "mocking" it. I enjoyed it. It was a good way to spend my evening. Miley Cyrus executed her character well. People are giving her a bad rep because of her previous movies; I'm not the biggest fan of hers myself. However, she did well in this movie. It wasn't a hard part to play but she did well. And all the other characters did well too. Between the original movie and this one, nothing was different except that this one was in English and had different actors.
This movie won't change your life by all means, but if you're looking for a romantic teen movie to watch, this one will serve you well. It's meant for teens (just like the writer/director envisioned) so don't go in expecting "The Notebook" because it will not give you what you're looking for. I hope this helps.
One line from the movie sums up how much this is worth
jkgeer17 May 2013
"I don't care about the population of China or the division of cells, all I cared about was Kyle!" - Miley Cyrus, trying to justify why her report card sucks.
Yeah that's pretty much it
Also, it's called 'LOL' because Cyrus' characters name is Lola and she goes by 'Lol' for short (how dumb is that?) but the characters keep forgetting that and calling her Lola the whole movie.
Also Demi Moore is Miley Cyrus' divorced mother and she keeps sleeping with her ex-husband (Lola's father) throughout the whole movie but Lola and her dad never actually have any on- screen interaction.
There's also a scene where Cyrus is vacuuming a hardwood floor as punishment and to clean up for her mess but she's not actually vacuuming the messy part. She can also hear her brother saying one line to her mom over the roar of the vacuum
Really bad.
Yeah that's pretty much it
Also, it's called 'LOL' because Cyrus' characters name is Lola and she goes by 'Lol' for short (how dumb is that?) but the characters keep forgetting that and calling her Lola the whole movie.
Also Demi Moore is Miley Cyrus' divorced mother and she keeps sleeping with her ex-husband (Lola's father) throughout the whole movie but Lola and her dad never actually have any on- screen interaction.
There's also a scene where Cyrus is vacuuming a hardwood floor as punishment and to clean up for her mess but she's not actually vacuuming the messy part. She can also hear her brother saying one line to her mom over the roar of the vacuum
Really bad.
Teen Life!!!!!
vishnupgn25 July 2020
I don't understand why there are so many negative comments on this movie, seems like people have personal grudge on Miley... c'mon!! This movie is so damn good, it's about teen relationships, friendships in school, parental stuff it's like everyone can connect to this movie, it brings back all your memories it's so simple and that's the beauty of this movie. I just loved it. You can watch this whenever you are bored.
Miley Cyrus
btreakle11 February 2020
If you like a coming to Age movie, but you got to watch this one with Miley Cyrus. . Yeah, it was kind of cheesy. But I love Miley Cyrus. So to me, it's a must-see. ! And let's not forget Demi Moore. Still looks wonderful.
Just no.
beckyholmes9328 November 2012
You can change your status, but not your heart. When reading this tag line you can get an instant view of the movie. Talentless, boring, and needs to be changed. It was so unrealistic, and I don't even want to waste words on a review for this movie. How can you make such a rubbish movie?!? First 5 mins of this film you have an irritating voice over thats not one bit meaningful or says anything useful. With a film like this you wouldn't expect this as the concept is actually good, but I don't think I could say another good thing about it.
0/10 Not worth it. Take it back and make a film, not a school project where your trying to find out how a camera works.
0/10 Not worth it. Take it back and make a film, not a school project where your trying to find out how a camera works.
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