Review of All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

I struggled for most of this film; the archetypes were cliché ridden empty vessels. If Mandy uses her beauty to attract attention that's a hell of a long game and a pointless objective. Why was being an orphan relevant to this script? Why was being beautiful such a distraction for a whole school? Why was the dowdy aunt even in this film? Why did the edgy male in the gang show us he could fire a gun at a clay pigeon? Why do whippets and drugs have a five minute high in this film? Why do I care about any of the characters? Too much of this film is subjective; some shots are excellent and stylised but the content leaves a lot to be desired; some of the gore is well done; in the q & a on the DVD the lead actress talks about awkwardness in Mandy Lane's character as she took her clothes off to join the group in a lake - I saw a classic playboy disrobe shot of a pretty girl. So much potential was overlooked in the script from a very good premise.