This delightful independent dramedy about an against-all-odds optimistic, though shy, girl will remind most of us of the pain of adolescence and give us a little hope for the next generation.
Elsie Fisher is marvelous as Kayla (she played one of the coach's kids in McFarland, USA, though I failed to write that, and, beginning at age five, did voices on the first two Despicable Me movies, though I failed to see them). Photography began the week after she finished eighth grade. Josh Hamilton (last blogged for Away We Go) is her befuddled and against-all odds patient dad.
Director/writer Bo Burnham makes his feature and fiction debut and apparently took script suggestions from Fisher.
This is the second soundtrack for composer Anna Meredith and it can be streamed from this spotify playlist. Listen and see if you agree with writers who've called her music uncategorizable.
Rotten Tomatoes' critics agree with us, averaging 98% and its audiences aren't far behind at 87. It has left theatres in this area, but will be available for rent this week, beginning September 25, 2018.
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