Teen Movies: The Class Of 2013
From the Prom Couple to the Most Likely To Succeed, let's look back at the best and worst of this year's graduating class.
Best Dressed: The Bling Ring
The Bling Ring crew get Best Dressed by default: they’re teens draped in the ridiculous stolen attire of the rich and famous. Bling Ring is all vapid attitude, fashionz and sparkles… and not much else.
I really wanted to love it. Instead, I feel more compelled to give it a finger-waving lecture: “You have so much potential, Bling Ring. I’m really disappointed in you.” Even with Emma Watson as one of the ringleaders of the criminal team, a Birkin bag of celebrity cameos and some great moments from male lead Israel Broussard, Bling Ring was one of the more disappointing teen films of the year.
Based on a real life story that’s saturated in tension and excitement, glamour and suspense, I had hoped that — boiled down, glossed up, stretched out, and shot on location — the result would be a glorious adventure in the life of some hedonistic Gen Ys obsessed with Hollywood glitterati. Sofia Coppola as director and the trailer added to those high hopes, but the story was boiled down so much it burnt — Bling Ring ended up as little more than an extended series of the same events with bored teens being bored, robbing stars’ houses then partying in the wares. Rather than the desired hypnotic feel, it was merely insidious.
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