Sierra (Shannon Purser) is a band geek. She's a straight A student and her only friend is Dan. Veronica and her two minions are the mean girls. When Jamey approaches Veronica, she gives him Sierra's number. Jamey starts texting and Sierra catfish him in place of Veronica.

I like Barb. Almost everybody likes Barb. That's the only reason why Sierra is likeable at all. She is a constant villain in her own story and she doesn't even know it. I want to change this plot. I need to rewrite this story for Barb's sake. Although I'm not terribly smart. I couldn't figure why he didn't meet her IRL until I finally realize they go to different schools. She starts off as the spunky underdog but quickly her evil reign begins. The friendship with the reformed mean girl is probably the best part of this movie. It's its only salvation which it manages to screw up with the ending. This is trying to be a modern deconstruction of Cyrano de Bergerac but it does it in all the wrong-headed ways.

I heard some really bad things about this film, but isn't that always the case, you expect very little, and get more then you bargained for. The film seems so relevant today, you can text someone for days at a time, feel like you know the person, and yet not know anything at all about them. The story is different to anything I've seen in a little while (perhaps as I don't often watch romantic movies) but its relevance made it very watchable. Some great dialogue, poignant moments, and some excellent performances, I've seen Shannon Purser in a few things aside from Stranger Things, and I find her a very talented young woman.

Overall, I really enjoyed, way more depth then I'd expected. 8/10

Reading the reviews makes me shake my head. It shows very well what our society is today that people can't just be entertained without finding something wrong and offensive. This isn't a movie to teach you, the catfish story is an old one and nobody is asked to do it in real life. Trust me, teenagers aren't so dumb that they repeat everything they see on tv. It is just there to add a fun story line with some issues to overcome. Sierra knew from the beginning that she made a mistake and all the time was trying to figure out how to tell the truth but had no guts for it.

That said, the movie had some issues which made me take some points away. First of all they should have shown more connection between Sierra and Jamey. Sending each other funny animal pictures isn't something that makes one soulmates. They did have some conversations but they weren't all too deep.

The biggest mistake though was in her friendship with Veronica. Was there anything that she has done for Veronica? When it comes to her home situation she just said that she was sorry. She heard Spence telling his friend that he is using her but it was somehow forgotten. Sure, she tried to call Veronica and wasn't picked up but they could have talked about it after. And then what she did to Veronica at the end was a total disaster. Not saying the deed itself, people do some bad things in anger. But she never even apologized for it or showed real regret! At the end she sent Veronica her song. I was hoping it would be something about their friendship and something good about veronica, telling her to stand up for herself, that she is not a moron, that she is happy to be her friend etc. Instead it was all about Sierra's own victimhood. And this alone made Veronica help her out to get Jamey. They sure could have done something about it. Make this movie 15 minutes longer and the issue could have been solved in a better way which would make the viewer more satisfied and happy for Sierra.

The casting was great, so was the acting. I really loved Veronica's character. She was actually never a bad person and her good side came out very soon in the movie. I find it amazing that even after he friends told her that she would be a loser for hanging out with Sierra she did not get mean to her. In a more expected teen movie what would happen is that at the party Sierra would be bullied and Veronica would have a weak moment and join the rest. I am glad they didn't do it here. I really wish more would have done for this character, a true apology from somebody she thought was her friend and a better ending than just "giving up on social media".

Still a very fun and entertaining movie. It could have been a 10/10 teen movie if they properly dealt with the issues I listed above.