So today I'm not really feeling well. I'm not working today (thank goodness), so I've been on the couch watching stuff on Netflix in my spare time.
This is a movie you don't want to watch by yourself. Oh no, this is the kind of movie you watch with a big group of people while you're casually drinking. This is not a movie you watch by yourself or while you're sober.
'Attack of the 50 Year Foot Cheerleader' feels like it's trying to be one of those 80s "college films". You know, kind of in the camp of 'Revenge of the Nerds'. Except without any lovable characters or endearing wit.
Cassie (played by Jena Sims) is an awkward, nerdy girl that's trying to get on the college cheerleading squad. She injects herself with an experimental drug that makes her beautiful and athletic, and obviously there are gonna be some negative consequences.
This movie is gross on so many levels. There's a whole sequence at a sorority party in which the new pledges do a "canine challenge" and these girls let themselves get dragged around on leashes and fetch tennis balls? I mean is this what college is supposed to be like? Ew. The feminist in me was really hoping that the protagonist would fight against this and be like "NO STOP TREAT WOMEN LIKE PEOPLE" but no. She seemingly gives up her intelligence and dignity in order to please the masses. This movie brings out the worst stereotypes of my generation and amplifies them by one hundred percent. Ugh.
My boyfriend was half-watching this while playing video games and he jokingly said, "This is basically softcore porn. I mean this is porn acting". And I totally agree. It's just so cheesy. It's such a B-movie.
Maybe I would've had more fun with this if I had watched it with a big group of people, but by myself this is just a waste of time. Ugh.
Also, Jena Sims kind of reminds me of Alicia Silverstone. Except she's not as good of an actress, I guess.
If you REALLY want to watch this train wreck it's available on Netflix, but I'd avoid it if I were you.
xo, Kate
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