Video Librarian Reviews
Three high-school girls make a pact to lose their virginity on prom night, while their parents try to stop them. Their story begins on the first day of elementary school, when the girls become instant BFFs. Fast-forward to high school, where the teens are still thick-as-thieves. Julie (Kathryn Newton) is the light of her overly-clingy, single mom Lisa's (Leslie Mann) life. Still suffering because her wise-cracking dad, Hunter (Ike Barinholtz), disappeared after cheating on her mom, sweet, bespectacled Sam (Gideon Adlon) suspects that she herself is gay. And athletic, adventurous Kayla (Geraldine Viswanathan) was raised in the image of Mitchell (John Cena), her softie/jock dad. Before they take off for the prom, Julie tells Sam and Kayla that she's planning to have sex with her longtime boyfriend Austin (Graham Phillips), filling them in on all the details. This inspires Sam and Kayla to plot their own deflowering. But when Julie goes on prom night, she inadvertently leaves a message app running on her laptop. Lisa spies the somewhat bewildering, emoji-riddled group texting, which concludes with the unmistakable #sexpact2018. Lisa is determined to prevent Julie from making the same mistakes she did. Springing into helicopter parental action, Lisa, Mitchell, and Hunter embark on their own overly-protective pursuit, encountering myriad mishaps along the way. Kay Cannon makes her directorial debut in this sex comedy that is sporadically funny but unable to find a consistent tone. A strong optional purchase. (S. Granger). Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2018.