Do Revenge, released Sept. 16, is a Netflix original 90’s inspired comedy that showcases how far an individual will go to enact the ultimate revenge on their foes. The movie takes place in Miami Florida and follows the unlikely bond of Drea Torres and Eleanor Levetan as they navigate through senior year at Rosshill high school.
The film features themes such as anti-patriotism, betrayal, female empowerment, friendship, and revenge. Those interested in watching a movie with two fierce female leads endorsing payback will surely enjoy this film and all its plot twists.
Camila Mendes portrays one of the main characters, Drea Torres. Torres is the former queen bee turned outcast, due to assaulting the person who leaked her sex tape, who hopes her academic efforts secures her a spot at Yale University for law. She understands that in order to get her dream life; she has to play the role of a snob to be more liked socially.
Eleanor Levetan is portrayed by Maya Hawke; a new transfer student at Rosshill who meets Torres over the summer at a tennis camp. Viewers can indicate the transitions between different plot points through the film’s use of bolded pink lettering of seasons.
The premise of the film focuses on two traumatized female high schoolers, Torres and Levetan, coming together to enact vengeance on those who wronged them. For Drea, her main goal is to take down Max, ex-boyfriend, who leaked her sex tape to the entire student body of Rosshill. Eleanor’s target for revenge is Carissa, a girl who Eleanor liked in summer camp, for spreading rumors that she pinned her down to kiss her and exposing her sexuality before she came out as gay.
In fear of their plan being uncovered, both “revenge mommies” work together to bring down each other’s enemies, Drea finds information that could ruin Carissa’s reputation and Eleanor does the same for Max. There are other people on their target list so make sure to watch the movie to see who else feels the wrath of Drea and Eleanor.
Robinson’s Do Revenge starring Camila Mendes, and Maya Hawke is a great story about women working hard to get what they want. In this film’s case the protagonists seek vengeance for being sexually exploited and insensitive rumors which leads them to drugging the entire study body of Rosshill. The strong message of feminism makes this an inspiring movie for people searching for a boost of confidence along with the satisfaction of seeing corrupt people get what they justly deserve, payback.
