Review of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) by Antonius B — 01 Dec 2016
Endearing film about an awkward high school misfit, his friend who makes amateur movies with him, and, well, a dying girl who he begins visiting at the request of his mother. All three leads - Thomas Mann, R.
J. Cyler, and Olivia Cooke - turn in strong performances, and while the movie could easily be cloying or derivative of countless others with this sort of subject, it somehow avoids all that. Almost every note rings true, and the characters are far from idealized, expressing the difficult emotions of growing up as well as dealing with cancer.
The vantage point - the misfit and not the dying girl - apparently rubs some people the wrong way, but I found it to be part of the movie's truth. And, despite the heavy subject matter, the dialog is fresh and funny, and the amateur movies the kids make are very clever twists on classic films, which injects lightness into the film.
This review of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) was written by Antonius B on 01 Dec 2016.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl has generally received very positive reviews.
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