"New Year's Eve dance marks the transition from adolescence to adulthood for many students, ending some stories and starting others. As the big night looms, Nova Prescott, in charge of preparations, faces a setback: the building storing the decorations has burned down. Jesse Richter, a young rebel, is forced by his director to help Nova create new decorations. Meanwhile, Mei, Tyler, and Nova's other friends prepare for the event in their own ways."
Pretty typical and brings nothing new to these sorta films, but it still has more to it than I was expecting.
I had predicted it was going to be a full-on forced comedy and cringe teen romance, but it actually has a little bit more substance to it. Added to the fact that none of the cast irritated or annoyed me, which is always a positive. You can guess what's coming up from minute one, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it - albeit to a minor degree.
Aimee Teegarden (Nova) and Thomas McDonell (Jesse) are a decent enough pairing, while the characters of Danielle Campbell (Simone) and Joe Adler (Rolo) are more interesting than they seemed to be early on. Dean Norris, midway through <em>'Breaking Bad'</em> at this point in his career, also appears.
<em>'Prom'</em> may have absolutely nothing special about it and is very plain, but I'd very much be lying if I said I disliked it to be honest. It's passable.