In the summer before their freshman year in high school, Julie has a slumber party with her best friends: Hannah, Nancy and Farrah. As a trio, they end up having the adventure of their lives. In an attempt to cast off their 'less-than-cool' reputations once and for all, Julie and her friends enter into an all-night scavenger hunt against their popular girl rivals. Hijacking dad's car, sneaking into clubs, evading Julie's mother, and even a first kiss--anything is possible at Julie's sleepover.
I found myself watching this movie on spring break (and only now just reviewing it) while I was bored. The movie did generally remind me of a girly tween Ferris Bueller's Day Off with the group of girls ending up in different places all over town. Julie is the main character who has a crush on a boy but doesn't have the guts to act on her feelings. The movie plays out like most tweeny bopper romance movies do where the main character goes through a transformation and finds a way to either talk to the crush or impress the crush. There are some amusing points of this movie but I felt it was a bit too bubblegum for me. I know there must be some smart tween movies like there were in the 80s with The Breakfast Club and 16 Candles. I felt that the director focused mainly on the unbelievable in order to get the most amount of laughs. The movie staved off my boredom for the most part but I would have changed the channel if a better movie had come on TV. I would give the movie a 2.5 stars out of 5. It was not a completely ridiculous movie but it was not something that would stand out above others.
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