Inspired by her mother's high school experience, a teenage girl calls out sexism through the creation of an anonymous underground magazine and creates an ever-growing movement. Based on a hit YA novel, the film blends drama and comedy effectively under the experienced hand of the wonderful Amy Poehler and delivers on its aim of providing a range of young female representations, issues and voices, if rather heavy-handedly. Less successful, ironically, is its pitiful representation of its male characters - either dopey predator jocks or puppy-eyed submissive boyfriend material - which somewhat undoes the film's good intentions, especially with the awkward third-act inclusion of rape as a plot device. Nevertheless, Moxie is a confident, well-made and well-played movie overall.
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