YMMV / Dying to be a Cheerleader

• Alternate Character Interpretation: Is April simply an incredibly loyal friend of Taylor's, or is she actually in love with her? She's never shown expressing any interest in boys, Taylor appears to be her only friend, and she's ready and willing to hurt or kill anyone she thinks is hurting Taylor. Some of April's statements during her Motive Rant and the fact that one of her targets is Taylor's boyfriend speak to the possibility of April being a Psycho Lesbian.
• Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: The drone. It's very obviously CGI, its place in the story is very blatantly contrived, and it just looks sort of goofy when Darcy brings it to practice, looking more like something from a Disney Channel comedy than a Lifetime thriller. Then its getting used as a weapon is pure Narm.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: After her villain turn here, Nicolette Langley would turn around and be the one who gets tied up and gagged and subjected to a Motive Rant at the climax of Lifetime's Party from Hell.
• Jerkass Woobie: April is downright dangerous, but her obvious mental health problems, clear self-esteem issues, and absentee parents make you feel sorry for her.
• Narm Charm: The final act is pretty silly—April, a petite girl with a Child-Like Voice, turns into a homicidal maniac, screaming "BUT YOU DIDN'T LISTEN TO ME! WHY DIDN'T YOU LISTEN TO ME?" over and over as she pours gasoline over Darcy. But Nicolette Langley gives a nice Ham and Cheese performance, stretching out practically every line, taking the situation to its max peak of absurdity. But it also has the effect of Crosses the Line Twice and makes her genuinely disturbing, with Dominique Booth playing Darcy admirably straight to make the contrast between the two characters more stark.