I wanted to end the weekend with something light and funny, and here I am crying about something that doesn't even actually happen in the movie.
I'm a sucker for a good coming-of-age film. My Old Ass wasn't what I expected (which was something funnier, raunchier, and with a lot more Aubrey Plaza), but I like it as it is. It is marching to the beat of its own drum, with the protagonist being visited by her future self. It's never explained, and that's weird, but I don't mind.
My only complaint is that I think it was a misstep to for Elliott to be a lesbian prior to falling in love with Chad. She has one conversation with a friend afterwards about being confused about it, but overall they don't explore it enough for it to be the right move.
(Additional minor complaint: Why name the guy Chad? That's literally the worst guy. Source: Me.)
My Old Ass
What would you ask your older self?
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9/13/2024Runtime
89 minsOverview
An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s "old ass" starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't do, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what's becoming a transformative summer.
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A tender, funny meditation on becoming yourself, framed through a magical encounter between a teenager and the adult she'll grow into. It's a film that takes young queer love seriously while laughing at itself and its characters.
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