Very Good Girls (2013)

Genre: Drama

Directed by: Naomi Foner

Cast: Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Boyd Holbrook

Running time: 91 minutes

Lilly and Gerri have been best friends for a long time. During their last summer before college, they are both set on losing their virginity. But, when they fall for the same guy, an artist they meet on the beach, their strong friendship is tested to the max.

This is the first feature film directed by Naomi Foner, and it was severely bashed by most movie critics. I, for one, did not hate this film. Sure, it contains a good dose of clichés, but the acting on the part of Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen was pretty good. They managed to conjure the difficulties of those late teenage years, where drama is always close by.

All things considered, Very Good Girls is not a very good film, but it is not a bad one either. It could have been so much more, especially considering the supporting cast contained names such as Richard Dreyfuss, Demi Moore, Ellen Barkin and Peter Sarsgaard. The script kind of floated on the surface, never really sinking its teeth in the story. There are definitely some missed opportunities there, but what was delivered on the screen was still potable.

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