Prom (2011)
Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 85
Fresh: 29 | Rotten: 56
Given its flatly descriptive title and live-action Disney pedigree, Prom is more nuanced and less cynical -- but also just as corny and cliched -- as you might expect.
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 17
Given its flatly descriptive title and live-action Disney pedigree, Prom is more nuanced and less cynical -- but also just as corny and cliched -- as you might expect.
liked it
Average Rating: 3/5
User Ratings: 19,631
Movie Info
At "Prom," every couple has a story and no two are exactly alike. Several intersecting stories unfold at one high school as the big dance approaches; "Prom" portrays the precarious passage from high school to independence as some relationships unravel and others ignite. For Nova Prescott (Aimee Teegarden), it's a battle of wills as she finds herself drawn to the guy (Thomas McDonell) who gets in the way of her perfect prom. Fellow seniors Mei (Yin Chang) and Tyler (De'Vaughn Nixon) harbor
Watch It Now
Cast
-
Aimee Teegarden
Nova Prescott -
Thomas McDonell
Jesse Richter -
De'Vaughn Nixon
Tyler, Tyler Barso -
Danielle Campbell
Simone Daniels -
Siu Yin Chang
Mei, Mei Kwan -
Jared Kusnitz
Justin Wexler -
Nolan Sotillo
Lucas Arnaz -
Cameron Monaghan
Corey Doyle -
Kylie Bunbury
Jordan Lundley -
Joe Adler
Rolo -
Janelle Ortiz
Ali Gomez -
Jonathan Keltz
Brandon Roberts -
Nicholas Braun
Lloyd Taylor -
Raini Rodriguez
Tess Torres -
Christine Elise McCarthy
Sandra Richter -
Robbie Tucker
Charlie Richter -
Dean Norris
Frank Prescott -
Faith Ford
Kitty Prescott -
Amy Pietz
Corey's Mom -
Jere Burns
Principal Dunnan -
Aimee Lynn Chadwick
Rachel -
Allie Trimm
Betsy -
Madison Riley
Kristen -
Rocco Nugent
Anton -
Ivy Malone
Alice -
Blair Fowler
Leah -
Carlease Burke
Rhoda Wainwright -
Chloe Little
Janel Lundley -
Kristopher Higgins
Derek -
Tahlena Chikami
Molly -
Laura Miranda
Anna -
Trevor Peterson
Logan -
Benjamin P. Scott
Nick -
Riley Voelkel
Claire -
Gabriela Banus
Sofia -
Karyn Nesbit
Hannah -
Britney Bailey
Julia -
Sierra Autumn Kane
Lindsay -
Jennifer Shelton
Salesgirl -
Emil Beheshti
Mr. Freni -
David Dustin Kenyon
Janitor -
Marcuis Harris
Fireman -
Sharon Omi
Teacher -
Kofi Siriboe
Max
ADVERTISEMENT
Prom Trailer & Photos
All Critics (85) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (56) | DVD (8)
Occasionally, it's mildly amusing but the conclusions are so soft it hurts.
Top CriticExcept for a couple of nice touches, "Prom" is a remedial class in cliches.
Prom is a good-hearted, perfectly watchable bonbon about adolescents with little on their minds besides who will ask or be asked to the graduation night shindig.
They're a ridiculously cute pair and ridiculously at odds over this whole prom thingy, which is, by its very nature, ridiculous. So the ridiculous quotient is extremely high.
Never have the stakes seemed so low for everyone involved. This is a sterile high school environment, lacking anything nearing controversy.
Less engrossing than a Clearasil commercial and more synthetic than a Rebecca Black video.
Wholesome story, colorful characters and sweet romantic elements, make for a decent watch.
...a perfectly watchable - albeit utterly forgettable - little drama...
There's one hell of a drinking game to be made for every utterance of title word.
If Disney missed the bulls-eye this time, they still hit the target (audience).
Pretty much a non-starter...its squeaky-cleanliness will seem more at home in its inevitable cable afterlife on the Disney channel. [Blu-ray]
[At least] it doesn't get mired in the '80s nostalgia that's come to infect today's teen comedies...
teen drama that may be feel-good, but lets itself down by merely going through the motions.
It's the kind of thing that gives sincerity a bad name.
With a squeaky-clean, smiling multi-ethnic cast, Prom gives a non-musical nod to Glee but doesn't dare address the same awkward teen issues that have made the show so popular.
This Disney fare is so bland and unremarkable that you might be better off staying home and watching a repeat of Glee.
As sanitised teen movies go, Prom is a scoop of sugar-free vanilla ice-cream resting on a gluten-free wafer that was manufactured in a completely sterile environment.
Only moderately exasperating.
Romance flowering or being dashed, a school where no one appears to be doing any coherent work and a Prom which brings the whole messy thing towards its feelgood finish.
As high-school movies go, Prom isn't the coolest kid in class, but an appealing cast ensures that the film's sweetness and good-humour will go down well with tweens, even if their older siblings find proceedings a little too safe and insipid.
Even younger viewers would surely relish a little more raunch. It's hard to hate, however, and parents can take confidence in the fact that it could never be accused of being a corrupting influence.
Horribly cheesy in parts, it's fairly amusing in others and you may quite enjoy it if you're a 12-year-old girl. Everyone else should steer clear.
If you're looking for a DVD for your tweenie sleepover, then here is the movie for you: a bland, Disney drama about all the heartache and craziness leading up to a high school graduation prom night.
It's an orgy of good, clean fun (no swearing, no booze and definitely no fooling around) without one single original cinematic moment.
It's all so sugar-coated and sanitised that there's nothing here for the over-12s.
Inhabits Glee and High School Musical territory without mustering their wit or creativity.
Audience Reviews for Prom
Super Reviewer
Director: Joe Nussbaum
Summary: Reinventing a rite of passage event for a new generation of prom-goers, this Disney movie mixes the stories of several high schoolers who are alternately planning on going -- or not going -- to the biggest dance of the year.
My Thoughts: "I'm trying to imagine being a teenager again and if I would have maybe liked this movie then... nope. It's one of those brain dead films. I don't understand why a film about a prom needs to be almost two hours long. I can't believe it was so unoriginal and predictable, oh wait! Yes I can. Obviously I knew what I was getting myself into when I watched this. But sometimes you have to suffer through awful things when you have a teenager.
Super Reviewer
-
- Nova Prescott: You're about to kiss me.
-
- Sandra Richter: Even if it fits, you'll still be the bigger man.
-
- Kitty Prescott: You were gonna kiss me.
- Jesse Richter: If I'm about to kiss you... you'll know it.
-
- Nova Prescott: It's just all of us together and this one perfect moment.
Discussion Forum
There are no discussion threads for Prom yet.
What's Hot On RT
Pictures from a zombie nation
Woody Allen in San Francisco
See the Desolation of Smaug trailer!
Where does This Is the End rank?
Latest News on Prom
April 28, 2011:
Critics Consensus: Fast Five is Certified FreshThis week at the movies, we've got speedy autos (Fast Five, starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker), a...
April 28, 2011:
Total Recall: Memorable Movie PromsWith the end of the school year just around the corner, we're officially in prom season -- time for...
Fresh Links
Featured
Movie: ID: 771205884 Title: Prom Release Date: 2011-04-29 00:00:00.0 MPAA: 2 Status: 1
The Looks of Johnny Depp
To celebrate the star's birthday, BuzzSugar looks at the many faces of Johnny Depp.
10 Egregious Product Placements
Rolling Stone wonders if The Internship goes too far... then provides 10 examples of movies that did.
Horror Movie Mistakes
Moviefone offers up 8 of the most obvious glaring errors in popular fright flicks.
10 Bad Movies That Look Great
Sometimes even terrible movies can be beautiful; here are 10 of them, from HitFix.
50 Most Classic Movie Moms
In celebration of Mother's Day, TimeOut offers up 50 iconic matriarchs from the big screen.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter!
Spice up your feed with hourly Tomatometer updates!
Featured on RT
- Video Interviews with Cast & Crew of Monsters University 0
- Digital Multiplex: 21 & Over, Quartet, and More 1
- RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Jack the Giant Slayer and Quartet 23
- Box Office Guru Wrapup: Man of Steel Sets June Record 101
- Weekly Ketchup: Man of Steel Sequel In the Works 197
- Five Favorite Films with Joss Whedon 127
- Bonus Footage of the Cast & Crew of Man of Steel 1
Top Headlines
Foreign Titles
- Prom - Die Nacht Deines Lebens (DE)
- Prom (CA)
The acting was so awful, as well as the writing. I was just watching it and it felt so awkward because no teenager would ever act like that or say any of those things ever in a million years. I only watched like the last 20-30 minutes and I was on my ipad too, so I wasn't paying much attention but this one scene was so hilariously outrageous. This girl is in her room getting ready and something flies through her window onto the floor. She looks out the window and there's a fucking little boy sitting in her tree! And he's like "I don't know how else to tell you, but I think now's a good time. I LOVE YOU." HAHAHAHHAHA omg. There wasn't a more appropriate time for him to confess his feelings to her? He had to sit up in a tree that looked about 20ft high outside her window. What sane/normal kid would do that? It's called a door and you walk up and knock on it or ring the doorbell, and after you knock -get ready for it- Someone comes to the door and let's you in! Crazy! Right? I know. Who would've thought knocking on a door would be easier than climbing a 20ft tree. But wait- It gets better!! Then he was like "I love you. If you go to the prom with that other boy, I might as well stay up in this tree forever." LMAO. Like dude you're 15, you don't know love. Get over yourself already. Go run to your mommy, have her make you a snack and you'll forget all about the nasty girl. Maybe if you weren't such a freak climbing trees like fuckin Tarzan, you would have a girlfriend. And you know what? In the end I think he is with his mom in a car HAHAHA I called it!!
This was such a Disney movie. So clean, so innocent. Where's the couples having sex for the first time in the back of their rented limo? Where's the kids dry humping each other on the dance floor and barfing on each other because they can't hold their alcohol? Where's the kids drunk driving their way home, side swiping every parked car that comes in their path? That's what prom is about. Getting into trouble and fucking shit up. Real teens. Real world. Not in this movie.