Bottoms is like Fight Club, but it revels in messy teen girl drama

BottomsIt’s a frantic-looking film that features a group of underdogs from high school on a violent revenge quest. Emma Seligman directed the film and Rachel Sennott wrote it. It is about two girls in high school who start a fightclub to get cheerleaders. Seddott & Ayo Edebiri star in the movie as two queer unpopular teens who start a fight club.

The film’s red band trailer is a reminder as to how miserable the high school experience can be, but our heroes manage to carve out a space for themselves via their fight club. Marshawn Lynch, the footballer who plays Marshawn’s character in this film, is the teacher overseeing all of it. As the club takes off in popularity, the girls come in conflict with the school’s bullies.

This movie is a mixture of teen satires such as HeathersThe following are some examples of how to get started: You Mean Girls, and it takes obvious influence from the film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club. There’s vehicular assault, bloody noses, and tons of brutal brawling. “I’ll going to finally reverse-stalk my stalker!” announces one girl, at which the protagonists cheer. “I’ll be able to kill my stepdad!” adds another participant, which gets a more awkward response.

Bottoms first premiered at the SXSW film festival, and it’s garnered critical acclaim from its early screenings. The film will hit theaters in August.