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Better than I expected, "Be Somebody" is about a famous pop singer (played by Matthew Espinosa) who "escapes" his mom/manager and assorted handlers for a few days and lives the life of a regular teenager in a small town. He meets a hardworking, talented, down to earth girl (played by Sarah Jeffery); and despite their lives being complete opposites, they hit it off and become friends quickly. Of course, there is more than a friendly spark between them; but he cannot stay in her world and she cannot be in his world. If a fine balance isn't met, then their budding romance is doomed from the start. "Be Somebody" is not the typical teen movie. Yes, it has a few clichés; but it also leans toward the melodramatic and serious side, and most of the scenes involve just Espinosa and Jeffery. This is a movie older teens will appreciate and find refreshing, I think. My most memorable, movie moment of "Be Somebody" is the scene when Jeffery lets Espinosa in her car so he can avoid a few teen girls who are chasing him. Completely unbelievable, as she has no idea who he is; and therefore is letting a stranger in her car at night. Still, it was a cute scene.

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It's perfectly mediocre, with a classic teenage romance trope between a 'pop' kid and a regular kid. Even so, it's a good form of escapism from everyday life.

This film is so predictable; you can guess the ending from the very first five minutes. You can even guess the dialogue. It is the most cliché film I've ever seen and I also noticed that it completely steals scenes and dialogue from other films. Matthew Espinosa's acting is some of the worst in history and I would definitely advise he keeps his day job...I'm guessing this will be his first and last film. Being a fan of awful romantic films like this, I'm used to predictability and performances that aren't award worthy, yet I wouldn't even watch this film if someone paid me and I don't want anyone else to suffer like I did.

It might just be the mood I'm in, or the fact that I've been up so late tonight, but this movie made me feel something more than the average teen romance movie has in a long time. I chose to watch this movie tonight because it happened to be uploaded onto my preferred streaming site just today, and it looked like something I could watch without really having to focus on it. While it definitely wasn't the kind of movie that required you to watch every minute of it, I still found myself pausing it every time I had to go out of ear shot. Something about this quiet film, with its very straightforward plot and unembellished characters, is just different enough to make it impactful. It reminded me that the best films are ones you don't have any expectations about at all. You don't see them coming. The acting is a little underwhelming, but it isn't a film that really asks for too much from the actors to begin with. It manages to accomplish it's goal of entertaining, without trying to be something more. Because of that, it left me feeling perfectly content. Sometimes, that's all I want from a film.

Obvious remake of StarStruck in the beginning of both the movie trailer and the movie. Everything was vey predictable since they made it pretty much IDENTICAL to StarStruck movie. Sitting through and watching this movie was it not only painful due to it being a bad remake but also how obvious it's that they tried so hard. Which only lead it to be very cringe worthy and only dragging out its message throughout most of the movie making it exhausting. It has all the traits of a basic remake rom-com but makes so badly it's almost that they made it to be a horrible parody of StarStruck

Easy, fairly predictable watch, passes the time, no better or worse than any of the other teenage love type movies out there. I didnt HATE it but I diddnt love it. It was alright.

For starters, i love watching cringey predictable rom coms just to mock them with my friends, so i'm very used to seeing bad storylines and cliches. BUT THIS.. this just goes way beyond. Ok so if ur reading this then u probably read the other reviews saying that the plot was technically non-existent, it was too predictable and unoriginal, and the acting doesnt even help. But i just have a little something to add to this list. I literally kept on fast forwarding the entire movie because of how poorly made the scenes were, they were way too boring like i actually couldnt get myself to continue an entire scene without zoning out. They have this entire "artsy, edgy, and deep" vibe going on which i get, cuz there are literally 1 million other movies that did this before, but the way this movie executed it made it look like they were being awful on purpose, as if its a goddamn parody or something. There was a scene where they literally spent an entire 3 minutes (the length of a freaking song) just walking in slow motion and not talking at all, hoping it would add a bit of "deep". Needless to say, they failed. They were trying so hard to deliver this message that they literally stretched out most of the scenes for too long that no one can even listen to what they're saying anymore and just hope they move on to the next scene. Overall, this was officially the worst way I've ever wasted my time.

Saw the whole movie and I'm not impressed. Terrible acting from Espinosa and the shooting was awful. Shaky and not professional at all, It is similar to Starstruck in the way that they kind of copied scenes from the movie. Couldn't they come up with something else?

Jordan is also very similar to Justin Bieber and Emily to Selena. Why is that, it's so weird.

I can't really recommend it, it's not that bad that you can't watch it but it's far from good!

I see what they tried to do but it was overly done. Tried to make it super artsy with the production, overly drawn out scenes with shaky camera and too much music. Overly drawn out moments of nothing with an expectation of something to come from it but mostly just done to create something cool visually. The direction and production just failed on an easily shot teen love drama trying to make nothing into something.

Over all, the acting wasn't bad. Espinosa didn't do terribly for his first film. I thought Jeffery was good. A little to many typical eye rolls but not bad. I just didn't feel their connection though the majority of the movie was overly done to make us feel the connection when it should have come from the acting alone. It's a cute movie though. I didn't hate it.

When I watched this movie's trailer I thought this was a copy of Starstruck,that DCOM where the main characters meets a pop superstar that she hates and after sharing some time together they got a love connection. Does that sounds like this movie? Yes. Is that 100% true? No. "Be Somebody" is more than a movie with a girl meeting a pop superstar and falling in love to each other. In this movie I watched two young artists trying to find themselves with the other one's help. For me, it was a very slow plot but that didn't make stop watching it. The message is there since the first scene. It's also a movie that you can have fun watching it. Definitely something you should watch in a free time just to have a good time and a little dose of inspiration.

I'm sorry but these losers do not know how to use the classic 90s car electric seatbelts...you don't unbuckle them!!! Insert eye roll emoji and face palm girl emoji. SO DUMB. Just. Open. The. Door. And it will move all by itself duhhhhhhhhhh.

It was a great movie, really cheered me up and made me laugh a lot. Makes you think about life, if you pay close attention the movie has a meaning behind it so I think the title really fits it. The actors look like they really put their all in it to make the movie more enjoyable for the audience and it really worked. The plot is great honestly, I loved this movie so much I can't out it into words! This is now one of my favorite movie, I love it! It reminded me of "starstruck" BUT THATS MY ONE OF MY FAVES TOO SO THAT MADE ME LOVE IT EVEN MORE!!! but i'm super proud of everyone in it and specially Matthew since it was his first movie, can't wait for more to come!

I completely agree with the other review. I picked this movie because it seemed like something whimsy that didn't need all my attention. But, like the other review also states, I found myself pausing it when I needed to step away and would rewind if I missed something. There were a couple of slow parts and I think you notice them because most movies have a lot more action. Whereas this movie just told a story with a really basic message. Even though it's a teen movie I think the message transcends to any age. You need to see the whole thing to understand why it is good, and after you watch it you think about. The movie left me hopeful. Feels weird but I don't hate it.

I took off one star due to a couple awkward scenes that have been over played in all movie plots.

This movie was better than what I expected! They should definitely make a second part! I want to know what happens when he comes off tour and if they get into a relationship or not! Matt did an excellent job at acting and I really think he should start doing it. Very pleased with this movie. 10/10. If they make a second movie I would love to see more about Jordans life and more from his point of view. The movie is basically a fan girls fan fiction come to life and yes I did fan girl a little not going to lie , but I would honestly love to see a second part to this movie. If you haven't watched it , go watch it , you won't be let down! And if you're from the UK and want to watch it , they have put it on Netflix.

No amount of words can express how amazing this movie is. I love the fact that the scenes are so well done and you can tell that they really thought about what to put in the movie. Also, the actors fit their roles well. The concepts brought up in the movie were really refreshing to see and it was just really unique and cool. I love the philosophical aspect of the movie too. The pacing of the movie was interesting too because it wasn't as fast paced as most modern movies are and it worked well for the type of movie it was. There are so many other fantastic things about the movie as well, but you should go watch it for yourself to find out more about it. If there is a sequel to this I will definitely watch!

3 October 2016. Finally a refreshing romance movie that isn't a knockoff of predictable, over the top romance comedy movies. This crisp and underplayed teen romance ironic genre has the photographic technique and ambiance of an independent movie more focused on the performance and storyline than on the corny mainstream manners that underlie most teen romantic comedies.

Be Somebody has the teen pop star much more down to earth and seemingly sincere in the depiction of a boy whose life is not his own. The unknown teen artist on the other hand has a pretty every girl face that isn't a gorgeous model. There is a nice seriousness to this movie with overtones of humor in the irony between star and artist.

This movie one of the most appealing in its sincerity and natural performances to come along in a romance movie in years.