Thursday 11 June 2020

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: THE HALF OF IT

Director: Alice Wu
Cast: Leah Lewis , Daniel Diemer , Alexxis Lemire , Wolfgang Novogratz , Catherine Curtin , Collin Chou , Becky Ann Baker , Enrique Murciano , Gabi Samels , Alec Tincher , Tyler Crozier
Plot: Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help winning over a popular girl. But their new and unlikely friendship gets complicated when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.


My Movie Review: The movie is unconventional coming of age story about teens confronting their feelings to their crush as one help the other without realizing she's developing feeling too!! The Half Of It is a rare look on a possible girl to girl romance without being touchy it's mostly implied but you get the idea when they start confessing their thoughts and reactions towards her as one finds courage in dating despite shyness as other expresses by text that get the girl:) I have to be honest at first I don't like this film specially Ellie's attitude and vibe but it started to make sense along the way as Paul and Ellie follow Astrid as the rest of film felt smoothly such as the date in the diner were things got a little weird but in a good way they connect eventually! Daniel Diemer look so familiar even if this is the first time we're seeing him what I like about his acting is how he capture the boy insecurities towards dating girls in general very convincing and relatable on the flip side' Leah Lewis deliver the message across that what you feel matter!

Critics Consensus: For viewers in search of an uncommonly smart, tender, and funny coming-of-age story, The Half of It has everything. If The Half of It lacks the pizzazz and energy of similar Netflix fare, and doesn't have much to say beyond its initial setup, it at least takes a stab at doing something different. An endearing teen romance that handles sexual orientation with a light touch. By telling a personal tale inspired by elements of her own young life, Wu achieves both singularity and universality. And it helps a great deal that the actress functioning as her stand-in has such a smart and compelling screen presence. It's a charming, light comedy that goes down easy.It's so tenderhearted and transporting, its characters so likable, that you can't help but want to give the movie and everyone in it a big hug. Wu does a lot of work in this film with various themes. She doesn't care about the storybook ending that some viewers may have been dying for- she chooses something much more real. The Half of It actually manages to make character's expectations in the wake of that big scene feel genuine:)

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_half_of_it

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