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Week of September 2, 2011

Knowledge is free; diplomas are not. First up…

Prom

When a high school hosts a 1920s-themed Prom and the graduating class comes dressed in Civil War attire, it is irrefutable evidence our education system is failing.

Thankfully, the premise of the promenade in this teen-comedy does not involve any historical accuracy.  

When all of the decorations for the prom perish in a random fire, the class president (Aimee Teegarden) is left scrabbling.

Serendipitously, the class badass (Thomas McDonell) infuriates the principal, garnering himself a severe punishment, wherein he must help craft the new ornaments.

Simultaneously, a host of other clichéd high school romances sprout up and play out in similar fashion.

A rose coloured representation of high school graduation, Disney’s Prom is squeaky clean: the actors are fresh faced, the vignettes are wishy-washy and the jokes are sterile.

Besides, how can you even call it a senior prom if there wasn’t even one abandoned newborn found in the toilet?  0

***Prom Bombshell*** 

She’s All That

The only downside to being Prom Queen is that you can’t behead any of your zit-faced subjects.

Fortuitously, the Prom Queen in this teen-comedy is merely a pawn.

Distraught over a break-up, Zach (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) makes a bet with his friend Dean (Paul Walker) that he can turn any female candidate into a royal consort before the prom.

In charge of selecting a worthy contender, Dean decides on Laney (Rachael Leigh Cook), a dowdy art student.

Accepting the challenge, Zach begins reworking the reject and eventually turns her into something very regal.

But Zach’s newfound feelings for Laney are jeopardized when she learns the truth.

With doe eyed leads and a dumbed down plot, this slightly amusing adaptation of Pygmalion turns the ugly duckling anecdote on its ear.

Besides, it doesn’t matter who the Prom Queen is, the Prom King will inevitability be going home with the Prom Lady-in-Waiting.

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