Sundance Review: Kitchen-Sink Whimsy In Charlotte Regan’s ‘Scrapper’

The cost of living crisis has hit the U.K. hard, but you wouldn’t guess from the trio of films screening in the official selection at Sundance. Rye Lane, in Premieres, is a goofy love story set in …

The cost of living crisis has hit the U.K. hard, but you wouldn’t guess from the trio of films screening in the official selection at Sundance., also in World Dramatic, is a curious mixture of the two. It deals with issues such as social care, single parenting, truancy, and grief, but director Charlotte Regan handles these matters with a candy-colored levity that can quite often be charming, in a whimsical, Wes Anderson way, but sometimes just plain baffling .

It begins with a title card that reads “It takes a village to raise a child”, but the statement is immediately struck through and replaced with the words “I can raise myself, thank you.” This is our handwritten introduction to 12-year-old Georgie , who lives by herself on a Home Counties estate following the premature death of her mother. As far as the social services are concerned, Georgie lives with her uncle, whose name is “Winston Churchill”.

Georgie is perfectly happy being alone, and is actually pretty good at taking care of herself, lounging around the flat watching the shopping channel with Ali and seldom taking off her baggy West Ham football shirt. This idyll is about to come to an end, however: out of the blue, a young stranger with a blond Eminem crop hops over the fence with an overnight bag and a bunch of flowers. This would be Jason , the 30-year-old father she’s never met and whose shirt she is apparently wearing.

Despite the wacky visual stylings and eccentric neighbourhood details — like the bitchy girls in pink who complain that Georgie “doesn’t even know how to apply foundation”, or the three polite Black boys who ride matching yellow bikes —is essentially a two-hander, since the fat-free plot is essentially the two getting to know each other and finding out whether they might eveneach other.

Resumimos esta notícia para que você possa lê-la rapidamente. Se você se interessou pela notícia, pode ler o texto completo aqui. Consulte Mais informação:

DEADLINE /  🏆 109. in US

Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes

Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.

Infinity Pool Review: Skarsgård & Goth Are Intense In Wild, Empty Horror [Sundance]InfinityPool Review: Skarsgård & Goth Are Intense In Wild, Empty Horror [Sundance] Sundance2023
Consulte Mais informação »

‘Rye Lane’ Sundance Review: A Sunny, Irreverent Tribute To British Rom-Com ForebearsBreathing fresh life into the rom-com genre, Raine Allen Miller’s Rye Lane is a delight. Premiering at Sundance, it pays affectionate tribute to its forebears while injecting a youthful British ene…
Consulte Mais informação »

Past Lives Review: Celine Song's Debut Is Soulful, Tender, Devastating [Sundance]PastLives Review: Celine Song's Debut Is Soulful, Tender, Devastating [Sundance] Sundance2023
Consulte Mais informação »

‘A Little Prayer’ Sundance Film Review: David Strathairn & Jane Levy Lend Gravitas To Southern Family MelodramaAngus MacLachlan wrote 2005’s terrific indie Junebug, which put Amy Adams on the big-time map and earned her a Supporting Actress Oscar nomination in a heartbreaking performance. It also put …
Consulte Mais informação »

‘Passages’ Sundance Film Review: Ira Sachs’ Polyamorous Drama Excites & FrustratesIra Sachs’ latest film centers on a three-way relationship between two men and a woman as they navigate their way through love, lust and heartbreak. Passages begins on a film set. Tomas (Fran…
Consulte Mais informação »

Rye Lane Review: Allen-Miller’s Vibrant Debut Boasts Captivating Cast [Sundance]RyeLane Review: Allen-Miller’s Vibrant Debut Boasts Captivating Cast [Sundance] Sundance2023
Consulte Mais informação »