I just couldn't get into it:
- The characters were unrelatable, unlikeable, and frankly, their character arcs were rather underwhelming. When I'm hoping Rafal (the villain) wins just so the movie can end sooner, then you know it's bad.
- This felt more like a sophomore philosophy class than a story/movie. I get that everyone is supposed to represent a caricature of a fairytale villain or hero, but it was really annoying for 2.5 hours of it. Yes, we get it. We're all made up of good and evil, ying & yang, shades of gray, etc. Yes, stories back in the day were black and white, but I imagine there were a lot more dangers present back then, which is probably why the stories were so brutal. We can afford to be nicer today.
- What I really didn't like is that all the relationships were super co-dependent, let alone toxic, particularly between the two main girls. Agatha, cut your losses, girl, and move on. No amount of BS is worth that.
- Agatha was a Mary Sue who was smarter, stronger, and overall better than everyone else and didn't require any training as she was innately superior... Yawn!!
- Did Agatha really shrug it of when Tedros murdered her supposed guy bff?
- Breaking the 1st wall... I really hate that. It has to be so well timed. It really takes the audience out of the story. This clearly is a trend right now as I've seen it in a lot of current films, but only Dead Pool is really able to pull it off.
- Rafal looked like a 70s vampire at the end. I shouldn't be laughing that hard.
- The teachers were criminally underutilized. Why have such a great cast with such minimal screen time?
- I love my bff, but I'm not about to kiss her on the lips only to be called true love's kiss. That's just odd.