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andrea C @Charst May 4, 2026 Simpatica dramedy che non si perde in troppi drammi e conversazioni rivedibili per cercare di restare più focus sugli aspetti economici che spingono la protagonista a compiere quegli atti. Nel finale un po' troppa retorica spegne la leggerezza del film che finisce per essere troppo simile ad altri teen movie, seppure con un po' di qualità in più. Pochi personaggi interessanti a contorno della protagonista che invece sviluppa delle caratteristiche interessanti. See more

Par H @Parhwy Feb 16, 2026 This review contains spoilers. Rich kids, poor kids, smart kids, dumb kids combined in this high school drama to cheat in several exams. We also see the interplay of rich white kids and poor migrant kids in an exclusive school. There is a good amount of intrigue, drama, suspense and believability... and ridiculousness. In writing this review, I learnt that it is a remake of a 2017 Thai film. In this 2024, American version, we see events mostly through Lynn (Callina Liang). The story builds through a natural sequence which are broken by separate scenes where a character is interviewed in what looks like a police setting; this is a red herring. The main plot twist is hidden from us by a scene in which two characters talk however their voices are silent. I struggled to accept that any actor was their character’s age. The penultimate scene where they are cheating contains so many cliches of "will they get caught/fail (… no, no they won’t)" is incredible. Rewatch? No. See more

Sky K @RT55001892 Nov 26, 2025 I like the concept and idea, characters, and scenes, the way it's shot. but i had issues with the plotholes in the movie. Here are some of them - The SAT proctor chasing the 2 when they ran out of the test center... unrealistic given that they are not the police and it's not "illegal" to cheat. so he has no right to detain them. - Grace and her bf deffering for a year doesnt mean the apt in Manhattan can't be negotiated with her parents. At worst her parents would have to help Lynn rent an aprtment in NYC for 1 year before grace & bf joins her. Seems like an overexaggerated response to grace deffering. The students in philly who had to take the test again... "can't afford" to take it again, but if collegeboard really nullified their test, they would have to give them a free retake. The ending is very satisfying THOUGH - loved it , but i wish we could see a post credit scene showing lynn getting into julliard , etc See more

Kyle M @RT77296778 May 13, 2025 Remake equals rejuvenated discussion in applicable terms. Differing integrities may watch this in a disapproving gaze but cannot help but commend over its intelligence in structuring a tangible heist film over such plot with couple unprecedented turns that socially aligns towards the unseen original while also sharply executed to plausibly question. (B) See more

Afterburn T @RT97681539 May 1, 2025 Mediocre movie that makes no sense. See more

Jerod S @jeroduptown Apr 21, 2025 Che's brilliant - but turns to cheating in order to pay her way to Juliard. The tricks to get answers for the SAT were fun. See more

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