By Meghan Baehl
From the color palette to the fashion, Netflix’s new teen movie is an eye-catching, must-watch feature. Let me preface this by saying that my oldest sister first watched it and has immaculate taste, so I knew I had to watch it. The same sister also called it an “acidic gem of a movie” which is very high praise coming from her. I am also a sucker for movie adaptations, so when I heard that it was supposed to loosely mirror Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 noir/thriller, Strangers on a Train, I was intrigued.
Do Revenge stars Camila Mendes, of Riverdale fame, and Maya Hawke, everyone’s favorite nepotism baby. Along with two strong female leads, which is very girl power, feminist-era of them, the cast is filled with other popular stars like Austin Abrams (Euphoria), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones). Jammed-pack cast aside, Do Revenge also follows my favorite movie trope- hot girls banding together to take down a seemingly untouchable misogynistic male lead. I don’t want to give away any spoilers but you get your fill. The film as a whole is reminiscent of classic teen movies like Heathers (in the sense of black comedy) and Fatal Attraction, which they expertly reference. The dialogue is snarky and filled with quippy one-liners and equally realistic and unrealistic scenarios. With late millennial, Gen Z icons as the cast, this movie is equally outrageous and stunning. What has yet to be mentioned is the killer soundtrack that supplements the movie. Notable songs are “For the Girls” by Haley Kiyoko, “Brutal” by Olivia Rodrigo, “Kids In America” covered by Maude Latour, and Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever”. This just further solidifies Do Revenge as a new Gen Z cult classic. With all of these characteristics combined with the accessibility of Netflix (because I subscribed to the notion that everyone knows someone who has a Netflix subscription), I foresee this movie to be one of the best Gen Z movies of the year.
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