John Robinson "The Beautiful Ordinary" Premier.

The Beautiful Ordinary. The last day of school in 1999 for a bunch of suburban high school kids. Wastes some good performances from a handsome cast of young actors by being little more than a valentine to the high school experience. Largely a TV sitcom with drugs and swearing. I guess we’re supposed to be shocked by all the sex and drugs in suburbia? Unlike Fast Times At Ridgemont High (which this movie seems to be trying to emulate along with Breakfast Club to a lesser degree), it falls flat whenever it tries to be about something. Still, there are some funny bits and good interactions between some of the kids and it feels like writer/director Jess Manafort was drawing from her own experiences. Katrina Begin was especially funny as this generation’s Jeff Spicoli and Brie Larson was terrific as snotty younger sister Angela.