Uglies

A painfully silly and cringeworthy young adult sci-fi. I was mostly drawn in by Joey King, one of the more intriguing actors of her generation, but McG seems determined to tank his own career and Netflix has been right there to support him in that mission lately. (30/10/2024)

Exactly the kind of disaster I expected. I have no idea who the target audience is, but I know for sure it’s not me. Despite the brain cells I lost watching this, I still have enough left to know this kind of cliché-ridden, logic-defying story just isn’t for me. Besides the catchy title, Uglies doesn’t offer much to set it apart from something like Divergent, and I’ve long since had my fill of these mindless dystopian plots. I only stuck with this one for Joey King, but not even her souped-up mirror could save Tally. The story was weak, the acting fell flat, and I genuinely couldn’t find anything positive to say here. / Lesson learned: Actually, more of a question—who in that city was working and keeping things running? (15/09/2024)

In a world where anyone can be turned into a beauty, something unfair is going on. Tally must decide whether to join the ranks of those who have made themselves pretty or fight for truth and freedom. Or something. Uglies is a boring, pretty ugly and mostly stupid movie that tries to ride the wave of young adult dystopias, but not only does it not come up with new stuff, it also does the old stuff pretty poorly. There's no reason to watch it. (17/09/2024)