is that a merciless rating? yes? honestly, i watched the last hour or so of this movie in 2x speed coz i was bored beyond belief and i felt like nothing was happening. i feel like the plot was trying to do too many things at once? was this supposed to be a coming of age movie, or an ode to the town of riverdale? it was such a cliche plot, but not even in a way that's fun. i'm sure zoya did the best she could with what she was given because at least the direction in this movie was well-done and i quite liked the 60s anglo-indian small town production design. i liked some songs but even for a musical there were way too many in this. i didn't even keep count. the only ones i liked and/or remember are the intro song and the plum pudding song coz it was cute and i'm a sucker for the vibe. not gonna lie, i was rooting BADLY for dilly and reggie coz i did not give three flying shits abt archie's love triangle with veronica and betty. at least betty was fine. i liked jughead in this lol. from what i know, he seemed to be more comic accurate and i appreciate that. well, i guess that was the movie. it was... mid. very ehh. till later then.
