The Moth Diaries

Way too serious for its own good.

Those incredibly volatile days when a teenage girl comes to terms with her own family history, her changing friendships, her sexuality, and more make for interesting fiction but often come apart on their way to the big screen.

You'll have to search high and low to find a ridiculous movie that presents itself with this straight a face.

Harron is more interested in girlhood than vampirism, which wouldn't be an issue if the film weren't filled with halfhearted Gothic Horror imagery it doesn't really want to engage with. Cole and Bolger do what they can with a lethargic, snoozy script