Valley Girl

    Valley Girl
    2020

    Synopsis

    Set to a new wave '80s soundtrack, a pair of young lovers from different backgrounds defy their parents and friends to stay together.

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    Cast

    • Jessica RotheJulie Richman
    • Josh WhitehouseRandy
    • Jessie EnnisStacey
    • Ashleigh MurrayLoryn
    • Chloe BennetKaren
    • Logan PaulMickey
    • Mae WhitmanJack
    • Mario RevoloriSticky
    • Rob HuebelSteve
    • Judy GreerDiana

    Recommandations

    • 83

      IndieWire

      A delightful mash-up of everything ’80s, from E.T. to Madonna, Princess Diana to Roxy Music, the Jackson family to Ronald Reagan, this anachronistic retelling is faithful to Coolidge’s original film, but with its own flashy new touches.
    • 70

      Film Threat

      If you love musicals, teen romance, and the 80s, you’re going to have a blast watching Valley Girl.
    • 60

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Mostly, Valley Girl succeeds because it doesn't take itself too seriously, instead offering a fun return to the rollercoaster peaks and valleys of first love while reminding us that the experience can change young lives without necessarily defining them.
    • 58

      The A.V. Club

      Despite the occasional one-liner that lands and the commitment of a game cast, this Valley Girl’s charms are blotted out by its noisy neon brightness. By the end, even a fan of the original may feel dread instead of glee at the rise of synth on the soundtrack, announcing yet another interminable musical number.
    • 58

      Entertainment Weekly

      As it stands, the movie is just as slick as the lifestyle it supposedly mocks.
    • 50

      Variety

      Will there be young people who love this movie as much as their parents loved Coolidge’s “Valley Girl”? Sure, that’s bound to happen, but no one will be talking about this movie in 37 years. And with no new music — just second-rate covers of classic songs — it may well be forgotten in fewer than 37 days, lost to the void of VOD.
    • 50

      ReelViews

      Everything about director Rachel Lee Goldenberg’s film is bright, garish, and peppy. Although watchable as a sort of mindless flashback, it doesn’t work as a movie.
    • 40

      Los Angeles Times

      The original film was not a time capsule; it was a snapshot, capturing a unique time and place. The new film simply doesn’t have the same spark and energy.