{"id":12908,"date":"2021-01-17T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=12908"},"modified":"2025-08-16T15:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T19:48:22","slug":"the-prom-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=12908","title":{"rendered":"The Prom-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Prom-2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director Ryan Murphy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starring Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott’s Review #1,101<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reviewed January 17, 2021<\/p>\n

Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hollywood legends Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman take on singing and dancing roles in the lovely and timely film, The Prom (2020).<\/p>\n

James Corden joins them in a prominent role in a musical based on the popular and recent Broadway production of the same name.<\/p>\n

The LGBTQ+ storyline is important and influential, but doesn\u2019t overshadow the fun. The message is perfectly incorporated in the delicious comedy romp.<\/p>\n

The Prom reminds me of John Waters’ Hairspray from 1988 or even the fun remake from 2007. Instead of racism, the topic is now homophobia, with a few characters rebuffing the lifestyle.<\/p>\n

Most of the performances are over-the-top, but the film works on all levels. The one-liners are crackling and polished, especially by Streep and Corden.<\/p>\n

Director Ryan Murphy has become a favorite of mine for creating both extremely dark and light-hearted projects alike that usually slant towards LGBTQ+ recognition and inclusion.<\/p>\n

His treasured FX series American Horror Story (2011-present) and miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story are excellent examples of this.<\/p>\n

I drool with anticipation over what his next offering might be.<\/p>\n

High school student, Emma Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman), wants to bring a female date to the upcoming prom. Chaos has erupted after the head of the PTA (Parent-Teacher Association), Mrs. Green (Kerry Washington), has canceled the prom.<\/p>\n

The setting is Indiana, where same-sex couples face conflicts with the town’s traditional beliefs and values. Little does she know that her daughter, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose), is Emma’s secret girlfriend. The school principal, Tom Hawkins (Keegan-Michael Key), supports Emma and has leaked the story to social media outlets.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in sophisticated New York City, snooty broadway stars Dee Dee Allen (Streep), Barry Glickman (Corden) are devastated when their new musical flops.<\/p>\n

They join forces with struggling performers Angie Dickinson (Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Andrew Rannells) and take a bus trip with the cast of Godspell to champion Emma’s cause and drum up sympathy from their fans and critics.<\/p>\n

The rest of the film, as one might expect, features bursts of song and dance, teaching the stuffy residents of small-town Indiana to accept and even embrace Emma and her LGBTQ+ brethren.<\/p>\n

Amid a flurry of misunderstandings, mainly between newly dating Tom and Dee Dee, Emma and Alyssa, and Alyssa and her mother, a lavish prom is funded for the town, high school students, straight and gay, to flock to and co-mingle in unity.<\/p>\n

While The Prom (2020) is sheer fantasy and real life doesn’t usually work out so perfectly, the sentiment is meaningful, and the film takes a progressive stance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Prom-2020 Director Ryan Murphy\u00a0 Starring Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman Scott’s Review #1,101 Reviewed January 17, 2021 Grade: A Hollywood legends Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman take on singing and dancing roles in the lovely and timely film, The Prom (2020). James Corden joins them in a prominent role in a musical based … Continue reading The Prom-2020<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[391,7508,7510,49,362,4649,7509,2881,2490,337,122,2332,2243,47,396,1820,4810,4651],"tags":[392,7511,7513,363,4654,7512,2888,2496,123,338,2334,2183,250,397,1824,4813,4656],"class_list":["post-12908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2020-movie-reviews","category-andrew-rannells","category-ariana-debose","category-comedies","category-favorite-film-of-the-year","category-james-corden","category-jo-ellen-pellman","category-keegan-michael-key","category-kerry-washington","category-lgbt-comedies","category-gay-films","category-mary-kay-place","category-meryl-streep","category-musicals","category-musical-comedy","category-nicole-kidman","category-ryan-murphy","category-tracey-ullman","tag-2020-movie-reviews","tag-andrew-rannells","tag-ariana-debose","tag-favorite-film-of-the-year","tag-james-corden","tag-jo-ellen-pellman","tag-keegan-michael-key","tag-kerry-washington","tag-gaylesbian-films","tag-lgbt-comedies","tag-mary-kay-place","tag-meryl-streep","tag-musicals","tag-musical-comedy","tag-nicole-kidman","tag-ryan-murphy","tag-tracey-ullman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12908"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21686,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12908\/revisions\/21686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}