Lindsay Lohan stars in “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen,” the story of a girl named Mary who whom life is just too boring. She craves adventure and excitement, to the point where she’ll create the reality she wants if it doesn’t exist. She’s even changed her name, requesting to be known as Lola.
When she moves to a small town from her home in New York City, she expects to be at least somewhat popular. After all, she’s from the big city, she has the right clothes, and it’s to be expected, right? But she’s very wrong. Her new school already has its established cliques and she’s not a welcome addition to any of them. Her only friend is a girl named Ella, a self-confessed geek who reaches out to her and makes her feel as if she’s not completely alone on the planet.
While trying to pursue her dream of becoming an actress, Lola auditions for the school play, finding herself pitted against Carla, one of the “cool” girls. Lola is chosen for the lead, which only makes her less popular than ever and subjects her to some pretty cruel comments. In desperation to make herself feel more worthwhile, she tells some tall tales in the hopes that she will appear more important. One of those tales is that her father is dead, a story Ella buys completely.
As the rivalry between Lola and Carla heats up, it becomes a contest: who can get tickets to a party being hosted by one of the coolest bands ever? Lola manages to get tickets through her dad and arranges for Ella to go with her. They have a fabulous time, she meets her rock star in person, and then things start to fall apart. Ella finds out that Lola’s father really isn’t dead, Carla thinks they never made it to the party, and Lola’s entire reputation is ruined. The one time she is telling the truth, no one will believe her. She finally starts to see the damage that can be done when your life is based on a string of lies.
In the end she is redeemed when the rock star appears at a high school party just to see her, and little by little, she is able to patch everything back up.
I liked this movie for the humor, for Lola’s dramatic tendencies, and for the music that was sprinkled throughout. I also appreciated the lesson in honesty that was taught, although I did think it was unfortunate that so many people got hurt in the process and the fix seemed rather easy compared to the damage done. It would have been nice to see her suffer just a little bit more so we could be sure that she really did learn her lesson. Overall, though, I enjoyed this film.
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