Review of Palo Alto (2014) by Nicki M — 13 Nov 2015
The reviews for this aren't great, but I kind of liked it. It has that 90's indie film feel to it (it's not set in the 90's, or not so I could tell, but it really reminded me of films like Kids, All over me, Freeway etc). Just the kind of thing I love.
My main criticism is that it doesn't have a true ending. It really felt like something was going to happen, but it didn't. And Emma Roberts is not a favourite of mine either, but she's not too awful in this one. I wasn't very impressed with all the smoking either. Is it really necessary to glamorise that disgusting habit? Those few sticking points lost it the star.
But I did enjoy it overall and I think I need to watch it again, because it is subtle on some points. I suspect I missed a lot.
The young cast do a good job. The actors playing Teddy and Emily were standouts.
This review of Palo Alto (2014) was written by Nicki M on 13 Nov 2015.
Palo Alto has generally received positive reviews.
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