Eighth Grade (2018)
Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year — before she begins high school.
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As Good As It Gets
There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
With all the rave reviews, I was expecting Eighth Grade to become one of my favorite movies. However, it fell incredibly short of my expectations. The main character was extremely annoying, the plot was dull and slow paced, and the overall movie was cringey to say the least. While the film touched on a plethora of coming of age themes, none of them were wholly original or ground-breaking. Overall, Eighth Grade comes across as a movie catered to film critics instead of a relatable coming of age film for all ages to enjoy.
My kids thought it was a comedy. It was terribly boring. Sheesh. Wasted 6 tickets.
Eight Grade is a film that is in touch with what life as an eighth grader moreso than perhaps any I've seen. The film does a wonderful job at poking fun at the middle school experience, while making sure not to make light of the trials Ellie has to overcome. It's funny and heartbreaking, and some of the scenes depicting the awkwardness inherent in adolescence had many in the audience (including myself) squirming in our seats. A treat.
Eighth Grade is Bo Burnham's first directorial debut outing and he does and outstanding job creating a real feeling environment and great commentary on today's changing society for specificity 8th graders. But this film I feel also works very well for all ages and how things that people say they do or try to do for others sometimes doesn't always work out. The main actress (Elsie Fisher) does a fantastic job in the film, and also the father in the movie (Josh Hamilton). They help bring the movie to life and really show how real and hard life can be. Though sometimes the story beats can feel similar to other movies the movie helps bring it up above others. Many laughs and tears will come upon you during this movie but it always feels genuine. Such a amazingly written and directed movie. Overall this film is Great (8). Though the strong characters and commentary on how tennagers see the world and how it is always changing, this movie really feels like it was directed by a 8th grader. In a good way! Where it might of faulted is some story decisions that can be seen about a mile away. But overall highly recommend this movie. Had a great time!