Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Tamara’

Written by Scott Edwards 

High school can be one of the best times of your life, or one of the worst. Since everyone has gone through it, they come out with several life lessons that are applied later on, but sometimes it might leave you scarred for many years to follow. Falling in love in high school could be one of the most traumatizing things that can happen, as some people find their soul mate in their four short years, while others end up taking the secret of their crush to the grave.

Tamara Riley is a young woman that dreams about one thing, finding true love. Since she does not have the friends or the looks of the other girls in school that have found their soul mates, she has turned to another method, witchcraft. Although she is not a hundred percent behind the teachings she has been trying to follow, she still has faith that it will work and with a massive crush on her English teacher, she is ready to give it one more try.

Not fully completing a spell on one tireless night, she is amazed to get a call from Mr. Natolly and is delighted to hear that he has come around. What she does not know is that a group of her peers are messing with her for writing a drug testing article that has kicked them off of their school team. Wanting to take her innocence away, the group ends up taking her life and has to find a way to cover it up. Burying her out in the woods with no one knowing, they feel that they are in the clear and will go on with their normal lives, but what they managed to do, is resurrect the awkward girl into someone they cannot resist. 

As Tamara shows up to school the following Monday, the group notices the difference between the old and new her. Trying to apologize for what they have done, they find themselves having to give up more than words to the reborn goddess, they are forced to give up their lives. Moving from one student to another, Tamara is able to control everyone’s actions with just a touch, but even with revenge on her mind, there is something much more powerful driving her, love.

This goes into far darker territory than one of those high school love stories that seem to be popping up every other year. With your basic love story being ramped up by way of a witch coming after what she really wants and several elements of horror that will leave you sitting on the edge of your seat, you are left with just the facts. Love and high school, although they might a driving factor to who we are today, most of the time they just don’t mix. I did enjoy this movie since it made me reflect a little bit on my younger days and made me happy that I did not harass too many people to the brink of wanting to take revenge on me. Stay Scared!

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