Synopsis
While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.
Directed by Laura Chinn
While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.
썬코스트, Torneremo a divertirci, io e te, חוף השמש, Солнечное побережье, 阳光海岸成长日记, Сунчана обала, ساحل آفتاب, 陽光海岸成長記, Saulėta pakrantė, Сонячний берег, Saules krasts
This movie is infinitely better if:
- Woody Harrleson was not in it. A character who spends time stifling any of the momentum and development between Parker and the rest of the cast. A nothingburger role, a role solely so people scrolling on Hulu will stop and say "Is that Woody Harrelson?"
- wasn't afraid to actually dive deeper into the politics of life, death, and religion.
Every moment between Parker and her friends or Parker and Linney, it was like watching an entirely different movie. There's an impressive level of authenticity in Chinn's portrayal of 2000s youth and the raw emotion between Parker and Linney is enough to fuel the entire movie, but instead we have to take a break to hang out with Woody.
Too afraid to be confrontational, so it settles on being cliche.
This reminds me a lot of The Edge of Seventeen, but in a much more depressing way. I will admit that in 2024 alone, I have cried more at a movie than I did in 2023 put together. I will always adore Woody Harrelson's roles in coming-of-age films.
73/100
cried :) might fuck around and rewatch the edge of seventeen and cry some more :))))