by Michelle Willson, Feature/Entertainment Editor
“I am not OK with this“ is a comedy-drama that premiered on Netflix on February 26, 2020. The series has eight episodes ranging from 20 to 30 minutes long. Sophia Lillis plays Sydney Nova The movie is main character. Lillis is known for her role as Beverly and it Nancy in the 2019 Nancy Drew and the hidden staircase and young Camille in Sharp Objects.
Wyatt Oleff please Stanley Barber Sydney’s “a boy that lives down the street” from nova in the movie. You can quickly see that Stanley Barber is probably going to be the main love interest in the series. He is known for his portrayal of Stanley Uris in it young rumple still skin in once upon a time and young Peter Quill in the guardians in the galaxy series.
“I am not OK with this“ starts out with The first episode “dear diary“ the main character Sydney nova walking down the street covered in blood with the voiceover of her writing in her diary. So you can see it caught my attention right from the beginning.
Nova claims she’s just your average right girl. She’s new to the school, her dad just died and her best friend hates the head jock. She goes through the same high school experience as everyone else health class drama and awkward experiences.
Less than halfway into the first episode you start to get a feeling that something is off but they try to cover it up as “Normal high school experiences.”
I really like the way they use voiceover to explain what’s going on in nova‘s head. It helps Watchers follow along with what’s happening in the movie.
The soundtrack for the series really matches the atmosphere that the producers were going with. The movie kind of has a vintage stranger things feel. The movie helps give this vintage per trail through the lighting, costumes and set designs
You get to see your “average teenager“ cope with her emotions and everything else that has thrown her way.
I gave this movie a four out of five stars because though it starts out slow it really catches up. It makes his real-life experiences with a little bit of supernatural abilities.