I remember a time -before I got hooked on Twitter, Linkedin and blogging- when I used to be so bored that all I did was watch movies and at times watch them again for lack of new movies. However lately, I haven't been having the time to watch all the movies I'm getting or research a movie before I get it (oh yes, I am a serious movie viewer and I research a movie on IMDB before deciding if it is worth watching or not) so I just get all available movies and watch them when I have the time.
That's how I got "Wild Child". If you're wondering why I got a year-old movie, well it's because I've seen all the new ones. And I'm reviewing it because it irritated me and that's always a good reason to blog about something.
Reading the title and know the movie is of the comedy genre, I expected something like a modern movie version of Dennis the Menace, just some boy running wild, getting in trouble and driving everyone crazy. How little did I know!
"Wild Child" is just another teen story about a Paris Hilton type of girl finding her true inner "normal" self amongst a bunch of friends she got really close with in a really short period. The movie was classically unoriginal and dull. Oh let's not forget the Ace student who controls and heads anything academically major in the school, and is always intolerant of new students who aren't as rigid and studious as her, plus she must have two avid followers at least. Why is it that every school must have one of those and she HAS to turn evil to "protect" her school and her ideologies!? Why can't it ever be just a really hard working student who likes to see the best in her fellow students?!
I know that movies aren't supposed to be taken seriously, most of the time, but we aren't talking about a Sci-Fi or action movie here. It's a movie about school life, and it should reflect at least a moderate vision of that. I mean what's the message here "If you are a brat whose only aim is to have fun, you will end up with a warm heart and a lot of loyal friends who would stand up for you. However, if you are a student who takes education seriously, you will probably end up burning down the school!".
All in all, the movie is good to watch if, like me, you like having some background entertaining noise as you enjoy other stuff like fiddling with your iPhone or browsing the net on your laptop.