Prom! That magical experience of near mythical importance for high school students. You'll dance. You'll drink. And then you'll definitely lose your virginity, because only losers haven't after prom has come and gone. The tradition, started with 1999's American Pie, continues nearly 20 years later in Blockers, the cock in the title being implied, or represented in marketing materials with the silhouette of a large chicken.
The game has changed slightly since audiences learned of the forbidden love between man and pastry. Instead of 4 teenage boys making a pact to lose their virginity, it's 3 teenage girls. Oh, and we have a woman directing the major studio release of an R-rated comedy.
As director Kay Cannon said onstage at SXSW 2018, presenting the movie's world premiere, this movie might not have been possible five years ago. It's the right time for the right comedy, one with a female perspective, both from the helmer's point of view, and from a protagonist's. "I'm a woman. And I directed something. It's R-rated and studio released!" Cannon said, clearly elated in the reception to her directorial debut. She should be elated, Blockers is funny. Very funny, Despite it being familiar ground, it's fresh.
via destructoid https://www.destructoid.com/sxsw-review-blockers-493843.phtml