Also the lip sync in this movie was horrible
When it comes Cayla Brady, you can guarantee that the actress isn’t one to back down from a role – it doesn’t matter what it is. You can tell as soon as she walks on the screen that she is serious about her art and that is something that I find inspiring for other females. With the rising popularity of the vertical movie space, viewers are looking for the actors that they want to love, follow, and invest their time and money in.
Loving verticals can and will take a lot of money.
Mic Drop Diva was a vertical that I enjoyed. Quite frankly, the only thing that I didn’t like was the lip syncing. It was just bad.
Yet here we are and I am talking about a series that overall was a cautionary tale in friendship, gifts, and putting yourself in supporting character territory. Brady plays Ivy, who I would have never guessed is a high-school sophomore because even though she is young, none of these actors can pass as that young. They can be really young, but a high school sophmore? No.
Ivy is a high-school sophomore with the voice of an angel. She’s also a super wealthy heiress, but she hides her identity in the hopes of making real friends at school. After becoming besties with Vanessa, she thinks she’s made the right choice. But, Vanessa actually treats Ivy like a total tool. Vanessa even guilt-trips Ivy into being her voice double. But, things start to fall apart after Ivy catches her boyfriend cheating on her with her bestie. Heartbroken and betrayed, Ivy seeks help from her childhood bestfriend and star quarterback, Blake. Will Ivy be able to reclaim her spotlight?
What is infuriating is that Vanessa and Tyler played off every single one of Ivy’s insecurities and that was hard for her. She thought she had to spend money to have friends. It was sad to see that she believed that she wasn’t worth what she was.
Her best friend, Vanessa, isn’t her bestie at all. She’s manipulated Ivy into thinking that she is loyal and there for her. But she’s made a life having Ivy stay in the background and not allowing her to shine.
When Ivy learns that her bestie and boyfriend are hooking up, she decides that she is going to take everything that she gave them back. It’s fun to watch as she does everything that she can to prove to them that she’s not just a wallflower and she is stronger than anyone gives her credit for.
While I love Ivy coming into her own, what I love just as much is her repairing all of the wrong that she’s been served and finding her strength. She realizes her worth and it’s not all wrapped up in what others say that it is.
Ivy bides her time for revenge with Vanessa. She waits until the talent show to show that Vanessa has been using her voice. She makes up with her best friend, Blake. Blake and her had been on the outs because of Tyler.
Being on the outs because of relationships – that’s hard. But loosing your friend because of a relationship? Hard pass on that in life. If my friends don’t like you, that’s a red flag.
Blake seems to be the only person that really loves Ivy for being Ivy. When she ends up having to stay at his house the two end up bonding even more. Blake is making it known that he wants her. He wants her heart, her present, her future — there is nothing about Ivy that he won’t support.
I do believe that Blake is so obvious about his feelings, but for Ivy, she’s just finding a way to accept who she is.
What I do love about the young adult type shows is that there is always a character that finds a part of themselves – even if it’s something dramatic and the road to get there is long. For Ivy, figuring out her worth and her heart. She starts to learn who she is and how it isn’t her money that defines her.
But what does is her heart.
Seeing her and Blake realize that they should be together – I felt happy for both of them. I love a vertical that you walk away feeling happy for someone.
And I did for the characters in this one.
It’s a must watch.
