Having been compared to the American Pie franchise but as a whole, Coming soon isn't near the level of American Pie in its writing, comedy, storylines and overall atmosphere.
First the lead characters in this film are seemingly unlikable and have that "rich, spoiled, snobby" aura about them. The lead character of Stream comes across as dull, clueless yet sl*tty. We see her in one scene putting an ad on a blog trying to get herself laid. Everything seems as if she/they were rushing it, considering they were only high school students. The dialogue is filled with constant sex talk which becomes irritating after a while.
The friend Jennifer is worse as she comes across as stuck up, the rebel type with her back talking, rude attitude, constant smoking and her not being supportive of Stream and the other friend Nell (a minor subplot sees Nelly getting a modelling act, while Jennifer was rather jealous and constantly putting her down).
Ryan Reynolds (in one of his earlier film roles) is the highlight. Although the events which occur with his character are rather predictable, he manages to stand out.
This film is only 90 minutes yet feels longer (which is a bad thing) as it drags on and does get quite boring, and everything that occurs is quite generic.
Coming Soon just pales in comparison to the American Pie films and it starts with the characters. In those films we have likable characters who we root for, and are put into awkward yet funny situations. The writing of the American Pie films are much more clever in terms of the gags and jokes, the storylines are intriguing and there is a "nostalgic" type atmosphere.
While in Coming Soon, these lead women characters aren't interesting, they come off as unlikable and snobby and we really don't care for what happens with them.
First the lead characters in this film are seemingly unlikable and have that "rich, spoiled, snobby" aura about them. The lead character of Stream comes across as dull, clueless yet sl*tty. We see her in one scene putting an ad on a blog trying to get herself laid. Everything seems as if she/they were rushing it, considering they were only high school students. The dialogue is filled with constant sex talk which becomes irritating after a while.
The friend Jennifer is worse as she comes across as stuck up, the rebel type with her back talking, rude attitude, constant smoking and her not being supportive of Stream and the other friend Nell (a minor subplot sees Nelly getting a modelling act, while Jennifer was rather jealous and constantly putting her down).
Ryan Reynolds (in one of his earlier film roles) is the highlight. Although the events which occur with his character are rather predictable, he manages to stand out.
This film is only 90 minutes yet feels longer (which is a bad thing) as it drags on and does get quite boring, and everything that occurs is quite generic.
Coming Soon just pales in comparison to the American Pie films and it starts with the characters. In those films we have likable characters who we root for, and are put into awkward yet funny situations. The writing of the American Pie films are much more clever in terms of the gags and jokes, the storylines are intriguing and there is a "nostalgic" type atmosphere.
While in Coming Soon, these lead women characters aren't interesting, they come off as unlikable and snobby and we really don't care for what happens with them.