Odd Girl Out
Odd Girl Out
| 04 April 2005 (USA)
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A mother and her daughter confront the intimidation of teen peer pressure and the emotionally brutalizing social rituals of high school.

Reviews
Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Rijndri Load of rubbish!!
Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!
Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation
ddsmafnas I actually thought this would be about a girl feeling "odd" because of being "gay"! That was me in 1967. Didn' know exactly what was being said--or which words were used to describe me. Surprisingly, the faculty--(especially my gym instructors) and many of the "popular" girls, were very supportive. I was however presented with the option of switching high schools, or attending sessions with the school psychologist. I chose the latter. I stuck it out until graduation in '68, and still see a few of those involved with "outing" me, at h.s. reunions. This film however, hit home as whatever my 14 year old nephew endured, was too much for him. He committed suicide. Please Be Kind. To Yourself. To Others. Thank You Lifetime Movies!
kristenlbrown I caught this on LMN the other night and i thought it was pretty decent. This movie was about bullying in high school. Vanessa who was friends with the popular girls gets thrown out of the circle when she is accused of flirting with the Stacy's (the Queen Bee) love interest. It seemed a little bit over dramatic at times but from being bullied as a kid I know that kids, especially girls, can be really nasty. I kept wishing Vanessa would smarten up through out the movie but she never did until the last 3 minutes. I could tell Stacy had somewhat of a conscience because you could tell she was bothered by what was happening to her former friend, but she wasn't strong enough to tell the girls to stop. I wanted to smack that stupid smirk off of Nikki's face during most of the movie. But honestly....The thing that bothered me the most was WHY WAS IT ALWAYS SO DARK in this high school??? I'm sure it was to reflect the tone of the movie but c'mon, turn some lights on already lol.
annevejb In my review, comment, on Speak (2004) I mention that that I find this to be something that happens in the UK. Not in the schools I went to, though times change, but in other parts of UK society. I specifically quoted higher education and mental health. Odd Girl Out also reminds me of my attempts to use the FAQ and Message Board pages at IMDb.Starting drafting this, I still have not seen the story all the way through. I had to give up at the part where Alexa - Vanessa is writing out an English homework assignment for her previous best friend, so obvious that she is going to get really damaged by that. So, another Alexa that I have not been able to watch for more than 30 minutes is Repo, nothing like the sugar of Spy Kids or Prada.An interesting possible variation of this story as Innocent (2009). Background notes in the IMDb message board for this hint that the kidnapper might just be a variation on the Alexa – Vanessa role.
schriftstellerin The only reason I am giving this film a 3 is because it is supposed to raise awareness of mobbing. I had several problems with this film. First, the acting is just bad. Several times I had to guess if Stacy was trying to act fake or not when I know she was supposed to be. Second, the mother of Alexa Vega was just too passive. She doesn't ask enough questions, she leaves her daughter alone when she is obviously distraught- and even though she was supposed to be asleep, I would have stayed with her until we could have talked things out. SPOILER: then the girl tries to kill herself? I mean what were all those medications doing in her bathroom- it wasn't one she shared with her mother! Additionally, if I, as a mother, had gone to school and the school couldn't stop this bullying, because that was what it was, then I would have gone to the school board and the superintendent to get some action. SPOILER: I would have also ripped that email out of my daughter's hand and said Stacy was a liar. Finally, I had such a problem with the fact that what they were doing online is considered a hate crime. As a mother, I know where my kids surf. I would have known all about the website and chats just from the protection I have on my computers for my teenagers. There would have been none of the "who is this?" that the mom typed in and SPOILER: I wouldn't have had any of the "if you don't own up to your screen names you'll be expelled" stuff. For corn's sake, the principal was a black woman- she knows hate and discrimination- you'd think she'd be more empathetic.IMHO, this was not a realistic portrayal of any kids I know. They should have given Shari Perry more screen time instead of the little "gems of wisdom" she spouted. SPOILER: At the end, when Emily says "Give it up for the girl.", Tony (the loser that they were fighting over) claps and he is part of her group now? Like any daughter of mine would allow that to happen. The ending was super weak with Nikki using the hearts and flowers chat as ammunition.My daughter is 12 years old and said that the movie was stupid because it was unrealistic- 'nuff said!