Monday, October 14, 2024
Popular Theory
It’s “Gifted” meets “Mean Girls” meets “Frankenstein” when 12-year-old genius, Erwin, finds herself in social isolation at her new high school. She doesn’t have any friends & even her older sister/fellow classmate thinks she is a social leper. When new student/chemistry genius/fellow outcast, Winston, arrives, Erwin faces a challenging competitor. However, determined to win the State Science Fair Contest, both team up & create a popularity chemical that can change their high school hierarchy. As they run their lab rat experiments to test their new drug, things begin to get way out of hand in this comedy about friendships, popularity, & sibling bonding. This is a fun family film targeting preteens.
Alien gives it 2½ “chewing gum sticks” stars out of 4.
