LOL by Double Feature Films

Bibliographic Information

 

Azuelos, Lisa (Director). (2012). LOL [Motion Picture]. United States: Double FeatureFilms. 

Descriptive Summary

This comedy-drama-romance examines how modern youth rely on technology, namely social networks, to navigate their complicated feelings and seek out help from each other.

Teenage Lola and her best friend Kyle return to school for their senior year only to find that Lola’s biggest enemy has developed feelings for Kyle and will do anything to win him over. Only once faced with the reality of losing him does Lola fully realize the depth of her own feelings for Kyle.

Complicating Lola’s life further is her strained relationship with her mother, who is in her own romantic entanglement with Lola’s father and her ex-husband. 

Evaluative Comments

This movie was not spectacular but not terrible either. Its star cast of Miley Cyrus, Demi Moore, and Ashley Greene did keep the film from getting too bogged down in unrealistic drama. The focus on the teen characters' reliance on their smart technologies to assist them in coming to terms with their feelings added a modern and unique twist to this other-wise typical teen drama.

I would give this film a 6/10.

Suggested Audience

This film is rated PG-13. 

Watchers’ Advisory Notes

coming-of-age, character-centered, complicated

If you enjoyed this film, I recommend to you the 2011 remake of Footloose, a similar coming-of-ate story but from the male persective. 

Talking Hook

“Anyway here we are just goin' with the flow. Tryin' to love, live, and laugh out loud, which is nice because my name is Lola but everyone calls me LOL.”                                                                                                                                                                      -Lola  

Reason for Inclusion

Little has been said about this movie, but with its all-star cast I predicted that this film would offer a unique perspective or twist to the typical teen drama genre in film, and I was correct. 

Category

Video (movie)