2011 · comedy · romance · music
Prom
Directed by Joe Nussbaum1h 44m2011
At “Prom,” every couple has a story and no two are exactly alike. As the big dance approaches for Nova Prescott, it’s a battle of wills as she finds herself drawn to the guy who gets in the way of her perfect prom. Fellow seniors Mei and Tyler harbor secrets, while others face all the insecurity and anticipation that surrounds one of high school’s most seminal events.
Our read: Prom (2011) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded comedy · romance · music entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy / romance, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, measured.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- intimate
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“You want breezy Disney prom-night romance with earnest teen optimism.”
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