Forbidden Fruits, directed by Meredith Alloway and co-written with Lily Houghton, puts a horror twist on a classic Mean Girls-inspired comedy. Fans of Diablo Cody (who fittingly produced the film) and Mona Awad will certainly find something to love here. However, while the film is appropriately campy and entertaining, its lack of substance causes the film to lose some steam by the end. 

The story follows a group of sales associates at a mall boutique called Free Eden, each of them connected by their fruit-themed names: the slightly edgy Fig (Alexandra Shipp), the ditsy Cherry (Victoria Pedretti) and their ringleader, Apple (Lili Reinhart). Instead of ruling over a high school, the fruits hold court in the local mall. Forbidden Fruits begins in the tradition of Heathers and Mean Girls when new girl Pumpkin (Lola Tung) begins to work at the mall and is quickly absorbed into the group. Like Cady Heron, she attempts to end the rule of Apple by befriending the other fruits and learning their secrets.

It quickly becomes clear, however, that this is no ordinary friend group; the girls are part of a coven, where they adhere to strict guidelines, set by Apple, and cast spells on the men who get in their way. Although Apple’s coven is meant........

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