Review of The Florida Project (2017) by Caf2042 — 01 Mar 2018

My final film of 2017... The Florida Project is directed by Sean Baker, the talented director of Tangerine. He had brought a strange sense of reality to Tangerine, filming all of it on IPhone.

This movie attracted lots of early attention for its almost exclusive casting of no-Name actors. This is a choice that I love by the way. There is a reason this was my 6th favorite movie of the year. This film feels Real. Every scene is filled with realistic dialogue that makes this film unique within the movies of 2017. Willem Dafoe gives an emotional, powerful performance that ranks among his finest. Bria Vinaite, an Instagram star, gives a magnetic performance as the mother of precocious young Moonee, played by the excellent Brooklyn Prince. She shines, and is one of the best child actors working today. The film is beautifully shot, with a stunning emphasis on color and movement. Yet another standout from Sean Baker and a24.