Review: What do you do when something fake becomes something real?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
"So, it's like this...in movies, there'e this thing called a meet-cute. The meet-cute is that moment when the romantic couple meet for the first time, and it's supposed to be amusing or ironic or charming, or some s*** like that...And here's what they don't teach you in Film 101: In real life, the meet-cute isn't the least bit cute. It's more like a meet-awkward. Sometimes it's a meet-just shoot me now!"Stephanie Kendrick is a film student and she decides to take a summer film course instead of going back to what she doesn't consider home in North Carolina. On the way to her first class she runs smack dab (literally) into Ethan Price. Ethan looks like a walking Ken doll and it's a funny sight next to Stephanie's blacked out gothic style. Between his cockiness and her attitude, their first meeting didn't go so well.So, it wasn't exactly thrilling when they were randomly picked to be partners to write a screenplay together. Ethan was only taking this class because he had his own issues at home that he didn't want to face and he didn't have a clue how to write a screenplay. But for some reason he was drawn to this goth chic and he thought that maybe this wouldn't be as bad as he thought it would be,"My new film class partner is hot in a scary kind of way.Or maybe she's just scary in a slightly hot way.Either way, I'm not sure why I can't stop looking at her."After much discussion, or more like arguing, they finally decide on a screenplay. They only problem was that it was like a real life situation written on paper. Ethan needs a girlfriend to take home to his parents. Now if he could just convince Stephanie to do it...In sort of a My Fair Lady situation, Ethan must change this black eyeliner and combat boot wearing girl into a country club Debutante. They must act like they are a lovely dovey couple to fool his family and friends while writing all their situations into their story.The thing is... how long can you go before the pretending turns out to be the real thing?I loved both of these characters!! Stephanie was a spitfire and Ethan was this guy that was so cocky but you had to love him. So many funny parts and also some emotional ones. I love when characters try so hard to deny their feelings for one another. It makes the story more relatable. I completely related to a lot of this story:) Great Read!!