Romance

Comedy

The Prom

Dramatic Forces

StoryKey Entertainment

United States of America

English

Meryl Streep

James Corden

Nicole Kidman

Kerry Washington

Keegan-Michael Key

Andrew Rannells

Ariana DeBose

Jo Ellen Pellman

Tracey Ullman

Kevin Chamberlin

Mary Kay Place

Logan Riley

Sofia Deler

Nico Greetham

Nathaniel J. Potvin

Frank DiLella

Chet Dixon

Sam Pillow

Spencer Tomich

Portia Bartley

Carmyne Rey

Mia Danelle

Cora Lu Tran

Phi Kenzie

Lando Coffy

Caroline Rich

Beth Johnson Nicely

Patrick Wetzel

Pam Cook

Michele Levar

Kayley Stallings

Briana Price

Carly J. Casey

John Wusah

Jill K. Allen

Ryan Kendrick

Richard Tanner

Annie Ruby

Brenna Daly

Megan Truong

Riley Rydin

Colin McCalla

Sebastian Vale

James Henry Williams Jr.

Cary Lowe

Lisa Cohen

Jack Daniel Stanley

Becky Stockton

Brooklin Thacher

Linda Griffin

Juliet Fischer

Alan Salazar

Courtney Alexander

Whitney Nicole

Cindera Che

Doug Penikas

Dawn Noel

Joe Abraham

Jamie Torcellini

Lonnie Henderson

Mark Reis

Shauna Davis

Mic Thompson

Devinn Harris

KC Monnie

Carlena Britch

Cecilie A. Stuart

Corey Wright

Bubba Dean Rambo

Chelsea Corp

Eliotte Nicole

Jillana Laufer

Tino Smith

Rees James

Aaron Alexander Gordon

Struther Dalton White

Patrick Ellis

Louis Williams Jr.

Matthew Kazmierczak

Brandon Hudson

Tyquan Christie

Nathan Trasoras

Michael Munday

Alex Jackson

Ashley L Douglas

Bailey Day Sonner

Brittany Freeth

Charissa Kroeger

Chris Liu

Vasthy Mompoint

Matthew Rogers

Yusuf Nasir

Adam Lower

Jason Hancock

Joshua Bergner

Leanne Tessa

Caitlyn Domalaon

Anna Berg

Kelly Sweeney

Donyea Martin

Peggy Blow

Jamie Walker McCall

Gene Serdena

Alexa L. Fogel

Lou Eyrich

Chad Beguelin

Matthew Sklar

Whitney Coleman

Melinda Sue Gordon

Ryan Murphy

Alexis Martin Woodall

Bill Damaschke

Dori Berinstein

Matt Hickman

Bob Martin

Jack Viertel

Danielle Wang

Scott Robertson

Matthew Libatique

Scotty Richards

Liz Caplan

SWITCH.

'The Prom' could have been something special like the show was on Broadway, but instead of listening to the message the show has about negative effect star-power and acceptance, the movie actively dodges those themes. Removing Corden doesn't fix this mess, but it would have been a start. I can't say I don't recommend it; these are great songs and sung well here. I would catch myself smiling at the musical numbers, and I haven't stopped listening to the soundtrack. The film's opening credits are just the actor's names in the logo font, and I got chills with the score and seeing that on the big screen, with Rannells and Kidman reason alone to watch, along with newcomer Pellman. I love musicals - they have an energy no other genre has, but the lesson from 'The Prom' is the same as 'Cats': make something that's not for the masses, but true to the story. 

Also, the movie gets Streep to rap in the credit's song, and that's honestly amazing.
- Chris dos Santos

Read Chris' full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-prom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-james-corden

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I really love musicals, but Netflix's attempt at a cheerful, joyful, colorful, and culturally significant film turns out to be one of the most cringe-worthy, awfully stereotypical, ridiculously exaggerated movies of the year. From the astoundingly over-the-top (and honestly, somewhat insulting) performance from James Corden and Jo Ellen Pellman's one-dimensional debut to the contradictory narrative, Ryan Murphy's first feature film since 2010's Eat, Pray, Love is a massive disappointment.

The Prom is supposed to celebrate equality by supporting an inclusive prom where everyone can go and feel comfortable being themselves. However, it restrains itself from showing a homosexual kiss or really any sort of intimacy, leaving that to the very last second of the movie, but it doesn't have any problems in fully developing a heterosexual relationship meanwhile. The breaking out into songs (which are a bit too many) mostly feels incredibly forced, making the whole film look more like a collection of sketches than an actual movie.

A few excellent performances (Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, Keegan-Michael Key), a couple of quite entertaining musical numbers, some nice choreography and camera work (Matthew Libatique), and an admittedly ambitious production design save this film from being a complete trainwreck, but it's still a disaster.

Rating: D+

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