DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
Directed by Marielle Heller
Screenplay by Marielle Heller
Based On The Book by Phoebe Bloeckner
Starring: Bel Powley; Kristen Wiig: Alexander Skarsgard
A teen (Powley) artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's (Wiig) boyfriend (Skarsgard).
The acting in this film is fantastic. The SAG awards give out awards for best acting by a group and this may be a frontrunner.
Powley, whom I have never seen before, is in every scene and is incredible. She is 23 years old and is playing a 15 year old and it worked!!!
Wiig in her second drama this year (Welcome To Me), is so spot on as the mother who is just not there mentally for her child.
Skarsgard, whom I have not seen on the big screen before, here with a cheesy 70's mustache, just drips sleeze.
The film looks real good. It has a fade to it, like it is a 70's film, which I kind of liked.
As for the film itself? It is a tough watch. The subject matter is something that is not fun to sit through. This book has been floating around Hollywood for years. It is just a hard subject matter. You have a 15 year old young lady, Minnie, having sex over and over with an adult. You have a mom doing drugs in front other kids. You have an even younger daughter just being ignored. Then as the film goes on you have a 15 year old drinking alcohol and doing drugs. It is uncomfortable to watch.
As we get deeper into the second half we get to see Minnie start to draw and she sees she is more than what she thinks she is. However it is a uncomfortable wait to get to that point.
The trailer tries to make this film funny and quirky, and I understand this, you have to sell tickets.
Still, it is not funny or quirky, and just a little better than okay, mainly because of the great
performances but....still uncomfortable. 3 1/2 out of 5stars.
Sorry for no recommended this Monday. Changing things up the next couple weeks for the holiday and then will get back on track late next week with the usual Blog schedule.
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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