Blockers
2018 · Directed by Kay Cannon
Original language: English
- comedy
The story
When three parents discover that each of their daughters have a pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.
What it’s like
Bright, flat suburban daylight and warm, saturated interiors give this a glossy, commercial comedy look, with brisk handheld coverage of kitchens, cars and a crowded prom-night party that keeps the chaos legible. Music runs loud and pop-driven, with quick cuts and sight gags landing on a steady beat. The vibe is raucous but affectionate, a sunny Friday-night comedy that suits a lazy weekend watch, a group night in, or something easy to have on in the background. It is crude and sexually frank in its humour (teen sex talk, drinking, a few explicit jokes and nudity-adjacent gags) but has little real violence and no gore; the threat is embarrassment and slapstick rather than danger. Its emotional arc follows three overprotective parents, one of them a middle-aged dad wrestling with his own fear of change, learning to let their daughters grow up, with the teens quick to puncture their panic. It is for viewers who want a loud, warm, sweary parent-and-teen comedy with a big heart and no real menace.
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