Eighth Grade

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Year:	2018
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Genre:	Comedy
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Rating:	7.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	4 Have Seen, 1 Wishlist


Director	Bo Burnham
Selected Cast	Josh Hamilton as Mark
	Elsie Fisher as Kayla
	Emily Robinson as Olivia
	Daniel Zolghadri as Riley

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Eighth Grade - Lionsgate - USA (2018)

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Eighth Grade - Lionsgate - USA (2018)

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alexlincs 15th Nov 2021		Rated 7/10 I'm not sure what to make of this one. On one hand it is a very good movie with powerful performances and looks a lot more expensive than its paltry (by Hollywood standards) $2 million budget suggests. On the other I feel a bit disappointed and as though I've seen it all before. A teenage girl, Kayla (Elsie Fisher) posts Self-help and motivation YouTube Videocasts\V-Logs; subjects like "self-esteem" and "making friends". In real life we learn she is socially anxious and a bit of an outcast. Meanwhile her Dad (Josh Hamilton) is a smothering and finds it difficult to bond with her, mainly because she is getting older. I'm not sure how much of this film is based on comedian Bo Burnham's own life. Bo is absolutely massive in USA, but in the UK very few people have heard of him and would probably think he was mainly known as a film director; I don't know the British equivalent: David Baddiel maybe? The acting is believable and it manages to be less annoying than most teen movies. Juno I found irritating due to clunky dialogue. Eighth Grade manages to just avoid "this is how teens talks". I've seen very similar plots in American Beauty with Mena Suvari's subplot, but this is less of a boot in the face in terms of impact. One can't help but be reminded slighted of John Hughes films as they are pretty much the prototype; Eighth Grade is less sugary and more open ended. It's a solid film with solid performances, but for me it just lacks the magic touch. 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?



jaimeeduardo 2nd Jun 2018		aka The Coolest Girl in the World.

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