Monday, December 2, 2024

My Old Ass (2024)

We correctly assumed we'd like this dramedy a lot since Aubrey Plaza is in it, playing the 39 year old version of 18 year old Elliott tripping on mushrooms. Maisy Stella, 21 this month, has more screen time than Plaza but she's great and has good chemistry with Plaza as well as with Percy Hynes White. The small cast also includes Maddie Ziegler as Elliott's best friend Ruthie and Maria Dizzia as Elliott's mother.

Writer/director Megan Park's second feature is good fun and was shot in Muskoka, Ontario in Park's native Canada.

The score is by Jaco Caraco and Tyler Hilton with a few songs listed here, including Stella singing One Less Lonely Girl. I could not find a video of her singing it that wasn't on TikTok–I don't have an account–but I think I liked hearing it at the time.

Plaza was last blogged for Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (which I posted eight years after its release), Ziegler for The Book of Henry, Dizzia for Funny Pages, and Hilton for Larry Crowne.

Stella is a Canadian-born singer who appeared in 119 episodes of Nashville, has made a number of videos, performs with her sister Lennon, and has published a children's book. White, also Canadian, is now 23 and has been acting since age two. He played Xavier in eight episodes of Wednesday. This is Caraco's second feature.

Rotten Tomatoes' critics and audiences of all ages are averaging a healthy 90 and 89%. We streamed it on Prime with our subscription November 13.

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