It’s 1989, and Lisa has just lost her mom. Her dad has remarried and has them move in with an awful woman with an overly friendly, cheerleading daughter.
But all isn’t terrible, for there is Michael, who may have a friend who will be an obstacle, but he is smart and everything Lisa could want, so what’s a little adversity?
That includes how funny it can be as it blends a Tim Burton style with something that feels like a twisted version of something John Hughes could imagine.