A few reviews

[Siliconmaster]

Booksmart (2019)
Initially I thought all the characters in Olivia Wilde's film were over-the-top, shouty, self-obsessed and outlandish, they really grated. Maybe I'm just getting older and maybe teenagers really are this insufferable now . However, as the film went on, the characters' vulnerability and insecurity began to peak through and I loved most of them by the end. The two gay male characters are still pretty annoying stereotypes, one in a full ballgown, the other in a smoking jacket, constantly shrieking and waving their arms around. Billie Lourd (Carrie Fisher's daughter) is absolutely hilarious as the drug addled Gigi, the one character that felt totally authentic from the outset. Respect to the film for having two central characters that don't conform to Hollywood standards of gender, sexuality and body shape but being cool enough to not even mention it in the dialogue. Having ended up liking this a lot, I want to watch it again from the start and give those early scenes another chance.

I too watched this over the weekend, and I had a lot of fun. I think my feelings mostly match yours, though I went into it expecting that the teenagers be insufferable from the perspective of "old age" haha. And how did I not realize Billie Lourd was Gigi! Definitely one of the best characters in the film. I would totally recommend this to people looking for a fun, quirky, out-of-the-ordinary coming of age story.