In the end, however, The Half of It is less a movie that cares about who ends up with who and more about Ellie finally opening herself up to the world, letting people like Paul and Aster and her very sweet dad in, and well, living. Of course eventually the ruse is exposed and feelings hurt and hearts mended. It starts out familiar: Outsider and introvert Ellie Chu ( Leah Lewis) begrudgingly agrees to help dumb jock Paul Munsky ( Daniel Diemer) woo the pretty and popular Aster Flores ( Alexxis Lemire) by writing her love letters in Paul's name, but what Paul doesn't know is that Ellie is also in love with Aster (yes, this is more or less the premise of Cyrano de Bergerac). Leah Lewis, Alexxis Lemire, The Half of It KC Bailey/NetflixĪlice Wu's teen dramedy will surprise you in all the best ways. įor fans of: Beyoncé, of course… and who isn't? Come for the sight of Adam Sandler in transition lenses, stay for an excellent performance from first-time actor Kevin Garnett. Uncut Gems isn't technically a horror film, but it keeps you on the edge of your seat like one, and you'll probably yell at your screen watching Howard try to fast-talk his way out of yet another confrontation. Howard's a guy whose lifestyle is becoming increasingly unmanageable - he's in the middle of separating from his wife ( Idina Menzel), trying to keep his girlfriend ( Julia Fox) happy, and has recently come into possession of an item he believes will save him from his many debts: a rare black opal from Ethiopia, which is allegedly worth millions. Josh and Benny Safdie's frenetic crime thriller, in which he plays Howard, a gambling-addicted jeweler in New York's Diamond District, is the Sandman's way of reminding us that he has pretty incredible range as an actor. I have one piece of advice for you if you decide to hit play on Uncut Gems: Don't go in with any Adam Sandler-related expectations.
įor fans of: The struggles of hitting the big 4-0, the artist's life Clocking in under 90 minutes, Bad Trip is a quick, wholeheartedly joyful watch. The way the film's stars, Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery, and Tiffany Haddish, drag poor strangers into the bizarre world they've created and get them invested in their characters' fictional problems (a particularly memorable scene in which Haddish recruits the patrons of a restaurant into helping her track down Andre and Howery becomes an instant classic thanks to the passionate reaction from one woman), ends up producing the best comedic moments. Bad Trip shines thanks to its many interactions with the unsuspecting public, who have no idea they're being filmed or that they're part of a movie. Anyway, that's not really why it's on this list. It has a pretty loose plot (two listless best friends take a road trip so one can reunite with his high school crush), which is sort of unnecessary to the film's broad comedy, but does help with providing structure and emotional beats when needed. How in the world is Bad Trip as great as it is? There is no plausible reason why a prank movie was able to feel so fresh and hilarious in the year 2021, and yet here I am, writing about the greatness of Bad Trip.
Eric Andre and Lil Rey Howery, Bad Trip Netflix
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