Dawson, who has had some YouTube success, cast himself in a leading role) the tone is a confusing mishmash and there’s not an original thought or joke in the thing.' The Los Angeles Times called the film 'an abyss, an insult to the craft of filmmaking, storytelling and entertainment in almost every way.' įrank Schreck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, 'Filled with ethnic stereotypes, scatological humor, profane language and characters who are not so much caricatures as cartoons, Not Cool well lives up to its title.' Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times wrote that the 'characters are vile the acting is terrible (Mr. This puts the film among the lowest rated films on Metacritic. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of one based on four reviews, indicating 'overwhelming dislike'. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 14% based on seven reviews and an average rating of 2.1/10. The film was released digitally on September 23, 2014. The film was released through Starz Digital Media theatrically on September 19, 2014. The film cost $800,000 and took 20 days to shoot. The films vied for a $250,000 prize based on multi-platform voting system. Not Cool, along with Anna Martemucci's Hollidaysburg, is one of two films sponsored by the Starz reality competition show The Chair. She forces herself on Scott at a party, humiliating Tori when she walks in on them. Jorie Kosel as Heather, is Scott's erratic and hyper ex-girlfriend who is obsessed with sex and anything that involves sex.Bill Laing as Ray, Scott and Janie's father, who is selling his store that Scott and Janie love and Joel works at, so he can be with a woman named Anastasia.Lisa Schwartz as Marisa, Tori's successful, blind 22-year-old sister, who is marrying Gil, who Tori considers a 'freak show/nutjob.'.Michelle Veintimilla as Janie, is a 17-year-old popular girl and Scott's younger sister who looks all put together on the outside, but is lonely on the inside.Drew Monson as Joel, is an 18-year-old nerdy 'player' who has feelings for Scott's younger sister Janie.Shane Dawson as Scott, an 18-year-old, who starts to develop feelings for one of his old high school victims after he notices she has changed.

She is known to be downbeat and suicidal, but then falls for her old bully, Scott, who has changed since high school. Cherami Leigh as Tori, is an 18-year-old girl who is the main character and narrator.Meanwhile, Scott's younger sister Janié ( Michelle Veintimilla) is approached by Joel (Drew Monson), who tries to woo her using the knowledge he gained from her social media posts. Former prom king Scott ( Shane Dawson) is dumped by his hyperactive, erratic girlfriend Heather (Jorie Kosel) and finds a new love interest in Tori ( Cherami Leigh). In a small Pennsylvania town, a group of high school friends reunite during a Thanksgiving break from their college classes. As of 2023, it is Dawson's only directed feature film. The film grossed $36,026 in the US against an $800,000 budget and received negative reviews. The film stars Cherami Leigh, Shane Dawson, Drew Monson, Michelle Veintimilla, Lisa Schwartz, and Bill Laing. Along with Hollidaysburg, it is one of two films that were produced for the Starz reality competition show The Chair, where the competitors use the same screenplay to create their own film. The film centers on a group of high school friends reuniting over their Thanksgiving break during college. Not Cool is a 2014 American romantic teen comedy film directed and edited by Shane Dawson (in his feature directorial debut), written by Dan Schoffer, and produced by Lauren Schnipper, Dawson, and Josh Shader.

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