Jacqueline Paige K.

Plotline is weak. The rogue, dishonest female hero feels forced in a lot of ways and is hard to root for.

THIS IS LONG. AS A NON JEW and a non conservative woman, just have to say…. This show drove me crazy. 1. Julia escaped. Understood. Her Orthodox community was horrible? Hm. Well, every single Orthodox person on this show seemed wayyyyyyy more normal and sane than Julia and her non-Orthodox children. Julia’s first ex husband seemed rational, balanced, caring, giving, and non attention hungry. Her sister and youngest son seemed the same way. On the other hand, something is v off with Julia, her youngest daughter, and her two elder children. The obsessions with sex and materialism, the garish fashion, the obvious uselessness of Julia and her children, it’s all just nauseating - too much and yet empty as the same time. Holy cow. 2. It’s totally dishonest to present Julia as a self made businesswoman. Like many other WW, her businesses and wealth were literally funded by both her rich ex husbands. Her first husband - very financially well off. I’m sure she did whatever work she needed to to start her “shoe company” but it’s very easy to get into rooms of influence when you’re rich. Secondly and most importantly, HER SECOND EX HUSBAND Silvio IS A BILLIONAIRE AND HE LITERALLY GAVEEEEE HER THE JOB at Elite World Group. She’s not some self made millionaire CEO! 3. It drives me crazy the way they paint Silvio to be some useless, loud, bumbling Italian househusband. He is ACTUALLY her boss, and gave Julia every high earning job she had. They constantly trash Julia’s first ex too, and he seems sound and kind. When these two men agreed to take part in filming, I’m sure they did so not expecting to be represented this badly by someone they trust. 4. STYLE!!! She works in fashion. Style is individual but Lord have mercy. I’m sure it’ll sound hypocritical but my God, her style is garish! Why does she not have a stylist?! Where does she even find this tacky stuff?? How can anyone take her seriously in these SHOCKINGLY tacky outfits? Does anyone take her seriously? 5. Julia’s assistant is fun but doesn’t even feel real. None of these people do. He is like a caricature, like someone told him to play into every single stereotype of a gay white male. 6. Julia’s children are legitimately annoying and insufferable. At least her one daughter is in tech/Stanford but that daughter is annoying, personality wise. I mean, making out at company events? Unacceptable. Are you serious? Claiming you couldn’t play sports or use tech growing up? Meanwhile, there are sports awards on the wall and there are pictures of you!!! 2. you used a computer to hack. Stop the lies. I grew up around TONS of ultra Orthodox Jews and they all have cellphones, laptops, drive cars, etc. Anyway, ALL her other children are…just bumps on the log, useless beneficiaries of nepotism. They all act self made and they’re utterly and completely average, dull, talentless, and airheaded. Her children have no personality, except the youngest daughter who basically does everything her mother pushes her to do, like be over the top sexual in completely inappropriate settings.

I get that it's for YA but this movie sucks. The plot line is very weak, and the acting pretty cheesy. It's a shame because this movie is SUCH a cool concept with some awesome actors cast. 90% of the movie is basically Sophie chasing some man in the hopes of "true love" - she literally turns evil, starts a violent war between schools, and quite literally attempts to destroy both schools and the balance of good and evil in the entire universe because she's mad she...didn't get a man? Y'all serious rn?? WOW. Agathe on the other hand is BLINDINGLY obsessed with Sophie. It's creepy and cringeworthy. No matter how many times Sophie rejects her, harms her, doesn't think of her etc, there's good old Agathe, black sidekick, ready to save her from herself. Agathe is so obsessed that she literally risks her life, friendships, future, **literally everything**, even throwing away not only true love but also the ability to change tons of realms for good...just to follow Sophie... back to their podunk village???..even after Sophie told her to stay and tried to kill her on several occasions?? What?! Insane. Homegirl is so obsessed that even when the Prince asks Agathe to stay, she kisses him and says "hopefully we will meet again." HE'S RIGHT THERE RIGHT NOW. Make it make sense! This isn't friendship, that's obsession. IDK. This movie displays as that age old Hollywood trend where they cast Black/Brown characters to be ever present best friends/sidekicks/emotional support and therapist to a YT character. It's either that or you have Blk/Brown characters madly in love with/obsessed with/chasing after YT people (Raval obsessed w Sophie) (Agathe obsessed with Sophie) (the list is endless where this happens). Between a young woman going to the ends of the earth and losing her Godforsaken mind to get a man, to a blk woman obsessed with chasing/being with said crazy, man obsessed friend, to blk guy literally destroying worlds to be with said crazy YT girl...yeah HARD PASS on this one. Issa no for me dawg.