Do Revenge

Synopsis: Drea (Camila Mendes) is at the peak of her high school powers as the Alpha it-girl on campus when her entire life goes up in flames after her sex tape gets leaked to the whole school, seemingly by her boyfriend and king of the school, Max (Austin Abrams). Eleanor (Maya Hawke) is an awkward new transfer student who is angered to find out that she now must go to school with her old bully, Carissa (Ava Capri) who started a nasty rumor about her in summer camp when they were 13. After a clandestine run-in at tennis camp, Drea and Eleanor form an unlikely and secret friendship to get revenge on each other's tormentors.

Movie Review:

“Do Revenge” is directed by Jennifer Kaylin Robinson, and it is an original revenge comedy movie like “Mean Girls” meets “Heathers”. This is an entertaining movie that appeals to a young adult audience. It is the story of how popularity in high school can become dangerous. The two-lead performances by Maya Hawk and Camila Mendes carry this movie. Camila Mendes plays Drea the most popular and beautiful girl in school who is betrayed by her boyfriend, and she decides to get revenge. Camila Mendes is great as this funny and clever high schooler. Maya Hawk plays Eleanor who teams up with Drea and ultimately become best friends. Their relationship was the heart of the movie. Austin Abrams plays Max a spoiled rich teen and the villain of the movie. There was a clever twist near the end with Eleanor that I didn’t see coming and made you see her in a different light. One of my biggest issues that I had with this movie was the supporting cast were unlikeable side characters with no real purpose. It was nice to see Sophie Turner have a small role in this movie, but it was over the top and too fake. This is still a fun Netflix original movie. I am giving “Do Revenge” a 3.5/5 stars.

Director: : Jennifer Kaylin Robinson

Cast: Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Austin Abrams, Ava Capri, Talia Ryder, Rish Shah, Paris Berelc, Maia Reficco, Alisha Boe, Jonathan Daviss, with Eliza Bennett, and Sophie Turner

Runtime: 118 Minutes