Do Revenge (2022)
Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
A dethroned queen bee at a posh private high school strikes a secret deal with an unassuming new student to enact revenge on one another’s enemies.
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With near Clueless -aesthetic and the mean streak of Cruel Intentions (with a special cameo that makes this feel like a spiritual sequel), Do Revenge feels like it’s trying to capture the pastel-soaked past and by the third act, it works.
Instead, the biting new comedy starring Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke is more closely a spiritual successor to high school movie classics like Heathers or Clueless .
As a young child and teenager, I was able to watch classics like The Breakfast Club (1985), Heathers (1988), Clueless (1995), and my personal favorite: 2004’s Mean Girls .
The 1995 Alicia Silvertone’s Clueless vision is brought in as well for Hawke’s makeover montage of the new socially awkward girl undertaken by the former social queen.
“Heathers”, “Jawbreaker”, & “Cruel Intentions” seem to set the tone for a tale that has the look and feel of “Clueless”.
The plot will likely remind you somewhat of Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951) but with a modern spin.
As noted in the plot synopsis for the film, Do Revenge is a glossy teenage update on Hitchcock’s “ Strangers On A Train ” while being inspired by the twisted high school tales of Hollywood past.
Do Revenge is an enjoyable new take on the premise from Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train .
Instead, the biting new comedy starring Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke is more closely a spiritual successor to high school movie classics like Heathers or Clueless .
As a young child and teenager, I was able to watch classics like The Breakfast Club (1985), Heathers (1988), Clueless (1995), and my personal favorite: 2004’s Mean Girls .
You can also mark the clear similarities shared with movies like Heathers and Mean Girls .
“Heathers”, “Jawbreaker”, & “Cruel Intentions” seem to set the tone for a tale that has the look and feel of “Clueless”.
It’s a mix of all of those classic films, from Cruel Intentions to 10 Things I Hate About You.