Netflix’s recent original rom-com success with films such as “Set it Up,” “The Kissing Booth” and “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” has come to a massive halt with its newest release, “Sierra Burgess is a Loser.” Some mid-film spoilers lie ahead.

The film centers on high school outcast Sierra Burgess, portrayed by “Stranger Things” and “Riverdale” actress Shannon Purser, who struggles with body image insecurities. When a stereotypical mean girl, Veronica, gives Sierra’s number to a cute football player named Jamey—played by “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” heartthrob Noah Centineo—as a joke, Jamey begins texting Sierra. Knowing that Jamey thinks she’s head cheerleader Veronica, Sierra promises to tutor Veronica in order to enlist her help in catfishing Jamey.

Yes, catfishing. And it’s supposed to be romantic.

Sierra’s weight insecurities are supposed to not only justify her deceitful actions, but convince the viewer to root for her fake relationship with Jamey. Since she has previously received little male attention, the fact that she explicitly lies to and manipulates an innocent boy in order to attain some attention is somehow intended to be cute and relatable.

The film becomes even more problematic when Sierra arranges for Veronica to meet Jamey in person while she secretly lurks behind to watch them and texts Veronica things to say to him. When Jamey wants to kiss Veronica, she tells him to close his eyes and switches places with Sierra, who non-consensually kisses Jamey while forcefully keeping her hands over his eyes.

As the music swells and Sierra and Jamey engage in a slow kiss, it is clear that this is intended to be one of the most romantic and passionate moments in the film. However, it’s truly just blatant sexual assault against Jamey, who has been coerced into kissing a girl he doesn’t even know is present at the time.

While sexual assault against males is widely disregarded and underreported, in the age of the #MeToo movement, one would think that the writers of the film would be a bit more aware of the implications of this scene.

Even if one ignores the extremely problematic elements of the film, “Sierra Burgess is a Loser” simply falls flat as a romantic comedy. It’s hard to become invested in a relationship that’s rooted in lies and deceit, especially when the person being manipulated is as genuinely kind and charming as Jamey.

Additionally, Sierra is a dislikable character with absolutely no depth. The only distinguishable characteristic she is given is her body image issues. For a movie that markets itself as body-positive, one would think the main character would be given more substance, rather than be defined by her weight. The narrative of a plus-size girl only feeling better about herself because a cute guy likes her is extremely tired and detracts from the feel-good message it’s trying to promote.

The viewer has no reason to root for Sierra, as she constantly proves herself to be a selfish and uncompassionate person. Not only does she consciously hurt Jamey by emotionally manipulating him and tricking him into engaging in a non-consensual kiss, but when she becomes jealous at the sight of Veronica kissing Jamey—which, reminder, is a fake relationship she convinced Veronica to engage in—she publicly slut-shames Veronica.

By the end of the film, mean girl Veronica actually proves to be a much more caring and interesting individual than Sierra, who shows no growth or character development. Sierra only expresses any remorse for her actions when they begin to backfire. It’s your typical “I’m not sorry I did it, just that I got caught” situation.

After an hour and 45 minutes of lying, glorified sexual assault, offensive jokes and a flat-out boring romance, it becomes obvious that the film got only one thing right.

Yes, Sierra Burgess is indeed a loser.