Gosh this was a good time! Bottoms is a coming of age/high school movie that’s modern and funny but not for everyone and not for the faint-hearted. I reckon my teenage niece would love it but I reckon my octogenarian father would react the same way as the old wowser critic I was sitting near at the media screening who said at the end, “Well that was awful.” WHATEVER, OLD DUDE! THIS ONE IS NOT FOR YOU AND YOUR KIND!
The two main characters, lesbian high school students PJ & Josie, cook up a dumb plan (you don’t need the details!) and the result is hammy and silly but often funny. These two actresses - Rachel Sennott (also co-writer) and Ayo Edebiri - are both brilliant and among a wider cast of equally excellent young actors. I reckon this will be a break-out opportunity for many of them!
So to cut to the chase, if you’re an old wowser give this a miss but if you’re fun and don’t need every damn thing to make sense and be realistic and just want some lols, get along to Bottoms for some great laughs!
Here’s a proper review (4 stars) if you want to read more.
Bottoms run 92 minutes (YES!!) and is rated MA15+ and opens Thursday 30 November.