We Review The New Controversial Disney Channel Original Movie

Disney Channel’s newest original movie is certainly it’s most controversial. The film debuted on Disney Channel March 30 and on March 31st on Disney+. The thing is though, there are two versions. One openingly discusses sex and has cursing involved and one well doesn’t. Both though have a scene some are considering a sex scene and other some innocent kissing. We saw the film and we are here to discuss.

Direct from Disney: “It’s the height of prom season, and high school senior Mandy Yang (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben (Milo Manheim) are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed Promposals. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard. When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock Graham Lansing (Draper) whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum. Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins to realize there’s more to him than she thought and perhaps something more to life than Harvard.

“Prom Pact” also stars Monique Green as LaToya, Arica Himmel as Zenobia, Jason Sakaki as Charles, Chelah Horsdal as Mrs. Lansing, David S. Jung as Tom Yang, with Wendi McLendon-Covey as Alyssa Yang and Margaret Cho as Ms. Chen.

Anya Adams (“Ginny and Georgia”) directed the movie and is also an executive producer, along with Jake Kasdan (“Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.”), Melvin Mar (“Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.”), Julie Bowen (“Modern Family”) and Rachael Field (“Modern Family”). Lee is also a co-producer on “Prom Pact,” which was written by Anthony Lombardo (“American Housewife”).”

 

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Now for our review, honestly we loved it. It was fun, it was refreshing. The cast and crew are phenomenal. Milo Manheim. Let’s be honest here, I quickly had to Google if he’s legal for me to speak so highly of him. (He is, he’s 22) Manheim is absolutely charming and magnetic. You are rooting for him the entire time. I need him to be the next it boy that goes from former Disney star to gritty adult actor. Lee, ugh is adorable. She has fantastic facial expressions and bluntly, she’s a Disney queen at this point.

 

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While the storyline was pretty predictable, this was genuinely a charming romantic comedy that if it were on Netflix would be the top movie in the world right now.