I’m not usually a fan of remakes, and this movie makes me remember why.

I fondly remember the 1984 movie with Drew Barrymore, it was (I guess) a little more believable or maybe it’s because I was 12 and Drew’s character of Charlie was really cute. That movie seemed to flow right, you sympathized with the main character. This one not so much, after she torches her mom and a cat and leaves one of the antagonists intact it’s hard to be a big fan. In the end, the character disappoints on almost every front.

Nothing against any of the actors, the acting was adequate, it’s just when you try to rehash a story that’s been played you get a tired, unrefreshing hour and thirty-six minute waste of time. 1.8 out of 5 and I’m being generous.