Forbidden Fruits Movie Review: Campy Witch Movie That Mean Girls Fans Have Been Waiting For!
If you’ve been searching for the next great campy cult classic, Forbidden Fruits is the movie Amanda the Jedi says scratches that itch in the most delightfully unhinged way, and the cast alone makes it worth your time.
Watch the full breakdown in the video below:
Source: Amanda the Jedi
It’s Mean Girls Meets The Craft and That’s Exactly as Fun as It Sounds
Set inside a Dallas mall clothing store called Free Eden, Forbidden Fruits follows a secret witch coven. The setup is gloriously unsubtle and the film leans all the way into its campy Y2K aesthetic without apology.
- Reinhart is genuinely menacing as Apple, channeling a kind of controlled rage that unlocks something new in her as a performer.
- Victoria Pedretti as Cherry is the showstopper though, playing a squeaky voiced, boy crazy disaster with the kind of fully committed absurdism that makes every scene she’s in impossible to look away from.
- Amanda’s take lands where a lot of fans land: the film could have gone deeper with its themes and committed harder to certain comedy beats, but the cast is so good that it works anyway.
It Has Real Things to Say About Female Friendship But Wears It Lightly
Underneath all the witchcraft and retail satire Forbidden Fruits is genuinely exploring something interesting about toxic hierarchies in female friendships and how we lose ourselves trying to belong to something.
- It’s the kind of film that works perfectly as a fun sleepover movie but rewards closer attention with a surprisingly sharp character study about control, manipulation, and what it costs to be chosen by the wrong person.
- Amanda the Jedi’s verdict captures it well: it’s a campy coven worth spending time with, even when it doesn’t fully commit to everything it sets up.
Enjoyed this breakdown? Get the plot as it happens. Follow us on X, TikTok, and Instagram.
Disclaimer: This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are personal opinions and do not constitute professional, medical, or financial advice.
