In an effort to talk their way out of trouble two queer high school girls say they are starting a fight club for girls, however while it puts the girls of their dreams into their orbit it creates other complications.
Emma Seligman, who gave us the wonderful SHIVA BABY, returns with BOTTOMS the story of high school girls just trying to get laid and to graduation. It's a film that heralds Seligman as truly a filmmaker to watch since she between this and her first feature she's pretty much indicated she can do anything.
Funny in all the right ways, Seligman never short changes her characters. Too many comedies these days make fun of the characters, that's not the case here. Sure they have false veneers, the better to survive the slings and arrows of the other students but, underneath it all, they all are really sweet people. Yes this can be formulaic at times but Seligman bends and twists things in ways Hollywood hasn't seen before. Sure we've had fight club, but not female fight club, nor have we had women who can kick this much ass outside of a Hong Kong martial arts film.
It is so sad that this film kind of got lost when it was in theaters because the film is a delight. It has everything that you could want in a high school comedy.
Highly recommended.
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