Not Cool
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"'Not Cool is a great film, but only if they change it from great to the worst. I'm personally insulted by this movie on so many different levels."
— I Hate Everything
Not Cool is a 2014 romantic teen comedy produced by Steeltown Entertainment, and distributed by Starz Digital Media. The film stars Shane Dawson, who was also the director, co-producer, and editor, Cherami Leigh, Drew Monson, Michelle Veintimilla, and Lisa Schwartz, and written by Dan Schoffer.
Plot
Former prom king and college freshman Scott returns home for Thanksgiving break only to be dumped by his eccentric, long-term girlfriend. With his world turned upside down, Scott strikes an unlikely friendship with former classmate Tori, an ugly duckling who blossomed in her first semester of college. Together, the two embark on an outrageous adventure through their hometown. But when Scott and Tori find their friendship turning into something deeper, they realize that a few months away may have changed them more than they realized.
Why It's Not Cool
- Terrible and unsubstantial plot.
- Awful acting and unrealistic dialogue, except Cherami Leigh's.
- Attempts at comedy that just come off as awkward than actually funny.
- Unlikable and two-dimensional characters.
- Scott (Shane Dawson) is constantly told by others that he's attractive. For a film starring, directed, co-produced, and edited by Dawson himself, this just comes off as egotistical and pretentious for him.
- Each character is some sort of stereotype: the homeless guy that eats his feces, the flamboyant bitchy gay guy, the religious Hindu with an accent, the mentally insane aunt, the alcoholic father, etc.
- The relationship subplot just feels forced and happens because...it has to.
- Most of the main cast are in their 20's, which makes it impossible to believe they're still in high school.
- Nearly everyone just screams their dialogue.
- Terrible, and obvious green screen, in the car scenes.
- The movie expects us to show sympathy for the characters, because one of their mothers has passed away from cancer, while on the other hand, it makes fun of disabilities, like mental illnesses and blindness. Hence, the movie is already contradicting itself.
- Speaking of comedy, the jokes are beyond offensive in every category.
- The wordplay, line delivery, and dialogue, in general, are straight-up abysmal.
- The rape jokes are just tasteless, and poorly done. While anything can be joked about, it doesn’t mean that it will be automatically funny.
- Speaking of rape, the villain literally does exactly that to Scott, and gets away with it scot-free.
- This film can't even go a single minute, without a sex joke of any kind, or any other offensive joke, for that matter.
Redeeming Qualities
- Some actors are passable:
- Cherami Leigh did a semi-decent performance as Tori, despite how awful the material was given to her.
- Michelle Veintimilla is decently charming.
- The “totes retar” part is so stupid, it’s kinda funny.
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Trivia
- Cherami Leigh would later play Makoto Niijima from Persona 5, Asuna Yuuki from Sword Art Online and Michiru Kagemori from BNA: Brand New Animal.
- Shane Dawson and Cherami Leigh were born on the same day.
