Sixteen Candles
“Turning sixteen isn't easy, when you've fallen in love... for the first time.”
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
This film feels like a warm, slightly cringey hug from your past. It's a charmingly awkward journey through the universal pangs of adolescent longing and the hilarious mishaps of high school romance, wrapped in a distinctly 80s glow. Expect a blend of sweet sentiment and relatable teenage angst.
