Review of Eighth Grade (2018) by Skryptic — 21 Oct 2020
This movie is an incredible representation of how many introverted, or anxious people felt through middle school years, or eighth grade to be specific. I may have gone in thinking about Bo Burnham, and I very much suggest that you don’t make that mistake.
Bo is an incredible writer besides being a very funny comedian, and I expected the writing to be a lot funnier than it ended up being. But that was okay in the end, as I had to continue watching for many other reasons.
Elsie Fisher has incredible talent, that goes beyond anything I could have expected. By the end of the movie, she made me feel anxious and introverted through her acting, despite me being a fairly extroverted person.
The awkwardness through this movie may not feel good at all, but it’s due to genius acting and writing that we are able to feel it. Overall I’m extremely impressed by the movie, and suggest it greatly.
If you, however, are looking for a funny, lay low movie, you will never find it here in Eighth Grade by Bo Burnham.
This review of Eighth Grade (2018) was written by Skryptic on 21 Oct 2020.
Eighth Grade has generally received very positive reviews.
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