Review of Very Good Girls

It's interesting to watch what happens to child stars, usually not much or they need to totally rebuild their carriers. Of course there are a whole lot of actors who think they have enough money already and don't have the will to build their carrier. Thankfully that wasn't Dakota Fanning despite the fact that I doubt she had any money problems when she turned 18. She started building a carrier in low budget films, mainly ones that teetering on the edge of being called art films. In a few films she even goes so far as really acting well like Now is Good and The Runaways. Even her role in Twilight was kind of one of the better ones. So it's kind of self evident that she would be in a film like Very Good Girls. It has a low budget and it's a romantic coming of age story. Plus she teamed up with someone worthy Elisabeth Olsen, who unlike her sisters is very talented. The film is credited to a new director, who has a few outstanding scripts but is new to directing. The story: Two New York City girls pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street artist, the friends find their connection tested for the first time. David plasters his photo-based graffiti art all over the neighborhood while yearning to take off and see Paris for real instead of just looking at pictures. The two girls' families complicate a bunch of things too. The film is similar in a lot of was to the genius The Way Way Back. The biggest difference though is that the love story is about a boy. I like the types of films that are about the hardest time in becoming an adult. First loves, families, coming of age. Unfortunately they don't make enough of them, but at least what is made is high quality. Just like this one. I think more films like this should be made, ones that will make a 14 year old think a little and not making it that their greatest entertainment is films with fart jokes. The films basic concept isn't too complicated, but it doesn't need to be, the point is the message and the characters. The message is a good one, of course it's not a new concept because many many moons ago a film came out called Stand by Me and we heard this message there. The characters and the actors were good. All the characters were likable, but maybe they could have been more developed. The director did his job well. I doubt the film will be making a lot of money, but that usually doesn't decide a films quality. All in all Very Good Girls is a pretty good film, but there were a few missed opportunities. With a little more character development, a little more drama and making their idiot family more prominent it could have been a great film. 6/10 https://www.youtube.com/user/Videodromeblog