Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
After the PTA of a conservative high school in Indiana bans same-sex couples from attending the annual prom, a gang of flamboyant Broadway stars try to boost their image by showing up to support two lesbian students.
The Prom is a glossy, well-intentioned Netflix musical adaptation that doesn't transcend its stage origins particularly well. The plot is familiar and formulaic — Broadway egotists learn humility while championing LGBT acceptance — hitting every expected beat without surprise. The acting is a mixed bag: Meryl Streep and James Corden bring star power, though Corden's performance drew notable criticism, while younger cast members like Jo Ellen Pellman are charming. Cinematography is flat and stagy, typical of Netflix musical productions that struggle to open up the theatrical material cinematically. The LGBT teen storyline offers some emotional warmth but the overall narrative is derivative of similar feel-good social-issue comedies. The ending delivers the expected triumphant resolution with crowd-pleasing energy but little earned emotional complexity.