"The movie doesn't put enough effort into any of these subplots; it seems to be merely tossing ideas into the pot that it thinks might appeal to 9-year-olds. Its biggest sin, though, is to miss the girl-power allure of the cartoon, in which Jerrica, in addition to being a rock star, was also a businesswoman. Instead, it grabs for the YouTube generation by making Jem a heroine for every kid who has ever been fat-shamed, had parents who don't listen, has been anxious about sexual identity and so on. Homemade-looking videos, thanking Jem for giving voice to their concerns through her bland songs, keep cropping up to try to sell this conceit."

"Fans of the original series will be outraged, while newcomers will be mystified."

"If you're a hard-core "Jem" fan who's still mad that Synergy is no longer a super-computer and that the rival band The Misfits are nowhere to be found (stick around after the credits, I'm just saying), you won't be won over by this reimagining of the material. But if you never had much investment in the Holograms, and aren't expecting any singles as great as "Three Small Words" from "Josie and the Pussycats," you may find this bubblegum musical more of a toe-tapper than you might have imagined."

"Shatner and the show's devoted fans would be well advised to steer clear of the final product. Not being part of the generation that watched the show, I can't vouch for its merits. But it's safe to say that it must be miles ahead of this wan, bloated screen version which forgoes the original's sci-fi and thriller aspects. Reduced to a teen girl empowerment vehicle that trots out every show business cliche about sacrificing your values for stardom, the film is a non-starter that is unlikely to attract the intended target audience."

"Chu has turned the intuitive computer Synergy into a cute robot pet and Jem into Justin Bieber. He has his female lead mimic Bieber's real-life viral rise to fame in a movie that is clearly for millennials, not for the cult fans of the original series."

"Jem and the Holograms are so hopelessly wholesome that the movie can't even bother to give Jem a downward spiral where she's seduced or at least tempted by the perils of fame let alone sex and drugs."

"Ethan Sandler - David Caroni"

"Adam Baldwin - Bill Carter"

"Robert Davenport - Brian Cochran"

"Jenny Wright - Lisa"

"Bud Cort - Brother Jacques"

"Doug Hutchison - Obie Jameson"

"Wallace Langham - Archie Costello"

"Ilan Mitchell-Smith - Jerry Renault"

"Corey Gunnestad - Roland "Goober" Goubert"

"Brent Fraser - Emile Janza"

"John Glover - Brother Leon"

"You see, Carter, people are two things: greedy and cruel. And we've got the perfect setup. Greed: a kid pays two dollars for a chance to win two hundred. Plus fifty bucks in chocolate. And the cruel part: watching two guys hit each other in the ring, unable to defend themselves, under their commands while they are safe in the bleachers. That's why it works, Carter. Because we're all bastards."

"I'm afraid to let people see the real me!"

"I wish I could talk to everyone like I talk to you, Audrey. I guess that's why you're my BFF."

"He's been married to my mom for what, two months. He probably thinks I'm a total step-freak. I freak out when he asks me what kind of cereal I want."

"Sarena Parmar - Audrey"

"Adam DiMarco - Gavin"

"Debby Ryan - Tara Adams"

"Merritt Patterson - Stacey"

"The lunchtime fiasco was... well, a fiasco."

"Thank you, Stacey, for bringing this to my attention."

"Atticus Mitchell - Gabe"

"Can the girl who never speaks... Become the voice of a generation?"

"I'm afraid of hyenas!"

"Obsess much, Larry?"

"Come on, let's see hands people!"

"You can do it. Just don't make eye contact."

"You have to breeeeaaaath your words."

"I'm having a party tomorrow night at my place. If you're not there, we'll both know why."

"Mercedes de la Zerda - DJ Cami Q"

"Drama is my life."

"Audrey, what does that even mean?"

"Wednesday is mandatory family dinner. With my family."

"If this is about Audrey, she's the only one I told and I totally trust her."

"Why don't you go talk to him? You've had a crush on him since, like, the first Harry Potter movie."

"Emma Watson - Sam"

"Ezra Miller - Patrick"

"Logan Lerman - Charlie"

"Oh, my God. My life is officially an after school special."

"We accept the love we think we deserve."

"I, I wish you could swim like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim Though nothing, nothing will keep us together we can beat them, for ever and ever Oh we can be heroes, just for one day."

"If my Aunt Helen were still here, I could talk to her and I know she would understand how I'm both happy and sad. And I'm still trying to figure out how that could be."

"Welcome to the island of misfit toys."

"I don't know if I will have the time to write any more letters because I might be too busy trying to participate. So if this does end up being the last letter I just want you to know that I was in a bad place before I started high school and you helped me. Even if you didn't know what I was talking about or know someone who has gone through it, you made me not feel alone. Because I know there are people who say all these things don't happen. And there are people who forget what it's like to be 16 when they turn 17. I know these will all be stories someday. And our pictures will become old photographs. We'll all become somebody's mom or dad. But right now these moments are not stories. This is happening, I am here and I am looking at her. And she is so beautiful. I can see it. This one moment when you know you're not a sad story. You are alive, and you stand up and see the lights on the buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And you're listening to that song and that drive with the people you love most in this world. And in this moment I swear, we are infinite."