The perfect way to end the summer and transition into a new school year is with a Back-To-School movie. Bottoms directed by Emma Seligman and starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri, is a knock-out of an LGBT comedy. The movie opened August 25th in select cities, including an exclusive screening at Chicago’s Alamo Drafthouse Theater. Now available to all audiences, the film is scoring rave reviews from across the board (myself included).
The film follows best friends Josie (Edebiri) and PJ (Sennott) as two lesbians desperate to lose their virginities. Together, they start a fight club to help girls (including their cheerleader crushes) defend themselves against the zany men at school.
First and foremost, Bottoms is hysterically funny. This is Superbad (2007) from the queer female perspective. Everything is taken to the extreme, which not only causes audiences jaws to drop, but also to cry from laughing. Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott’s writing is exactly what we need in a Gen-Z comedy; absurdity and relatability. Josie’s awkwardness paired with PJ’s unfaltering (it almost appears fake) confidence is the basis of every teenage girl who has ever lived.
The performances given by the cast, especially its stars Edebiri and Sennott, and including football star Marshawn Lynch, are genuine and fulfilling to watch. No matter how big or small the role, each cast member pulls their weight in creating a memorable group of characters.
All in all, this is a film worth seeing in theaters. If you want to make the most of your experience, I’d recommend bringing a group of friends, sitting in the back with Icees and popcorn, and laughing, gasping, cheering, and booing along to this killer comedy.
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