Review of Eighth Grade (2018) by Anthony K — 24 Sep 2018
Going into Eighth Grade (the film), I was worried that the movie was going to be just one of the nouveau, post-Ladybird coming of age tales, but it brings something very new to the table. I kind of think of it in my head like Lady Bird is the US Office and Eighth Grade is the UK Office.
Like it's protagonist, this film is kind of hard to look at, kind of hard to listen to; it's a cringe-a-minute affair that avoids ever feeling mean spirited thanks to the lovable cast. If anything I find the father figure a bit too cutesy for such an otherwise unflinching narrative, but perhaps they felt that without some anchor point for affection, this would feel too much like the classic Thirteen.
Oh, great music too.
This review of Eighth Grade (2018) was written by Anthony K on 24 Sep 2018.
Eighth Grade has generally received very positive reviews.
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