I'm a highschooler (an upperclassman to be more specific) and this movie was definitely what I was expecting in terms of humor and maturity level. I watched because I remember reading the book some time ago and I absolutely adore Lauren Graham.
There were definitely some upsides to the movie. I did shed some tears when finding out that Leo was a figment of Rafe's imagination, and most scenes with Lauren were good.
Everything else was very over the top and cheesy. Alot was unbelievable, specifically any scenes with Bear, the boyfriend of the mother. I just didn't believe Lauren's character would be so clueless (which I mean fits in with a common clique in movies but still). also, the little love story thing and Jeanne's character in general didn't bring a whole lot which I mean I get because they're only middle schoolers.
Also, most of the pranks would not have been able to be pulled off by two kids (well, one if you take into account Leo not doing anything). I think I would have liked it more if he were breaking the rules and not getting other kids to do it for him (which I also understand because there are some you just can't be anonymous about).
A lot of the humor was annoying to me personally because I just don't find the whole towel/dog bit with the sister or the gum on the seats. A lot of this stuff I would have never done, no matter how mean or rude the person is being. I also wished we had more elaboration as to why he was kicked out of his first few schools. It definitely could have been expanded more and used to characterize him.
There were definitely some upsides to the movie. I did shed some tears when finding out that Leo was a figment of Rafe's imagination, and most scenes with Lauren were good.
Everything else was very over the top and cheesy. Alot was unbelievable, specifically any scenes with Bear, the boyfriend of the mother. I just didn't believe Lauren's character would be so clueless (which I mean fits in with a common clique in movies but still). also, the little love story thing and Jeanne's character in general didn't bring a whole lot which I mean I get because they're only middle schoolers.
Also, most of the pranks would not have been able to be pulled off by two kids (well, one if you take into account Leo not doing anything). I think I would have liked it more if he were breaking the rules and not getting other kids to do it for him (which I also understand because there are some you just can't be anonymous about).
A lot of the humor was annoying to me personally because I just don't find the whole towel/dog bit with the sister or the gum on the seats. A lot of this stuff I would have never done, no matter how mean or rude the person is being. I also wished we had more elaboration as to why he was kicked out of his first few schools. It definitely could have been expanded more and used to characterize him.