Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
A dethroned queen bee at a posh private high school strikes a secret deal with an unassuming new student to enact revenge on one another’s enemies.
Do Revenge is a sharply stylized Gen-Z riff on Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train filtered through early-2000s teen comedies like Cruel Intentions and Clueless. Its greatest strength is its Novelty — the campy, self-aware satirical voice, queer-inflected lens, and willingness to subvert the genre's moral framework give it a genuinely distinctive identity in the crowded teen comedy space. The acting is serviceable to good, with Maya Hawke standing out, though the performances are uneven. Cinematography leans into the candy-colored aesthetic effectively but never transcends its references. The plot is clever in setup but grows increasingly convoluted and strains credibility in its third act, and the ending in particular fumbles the landing — the twists feel rushed and the resolution is tonally inconsistent, undercutting the film's otherwise confident voice.