The summer before college, bright-yet-irreverent Elliott comes face-to-face with her older self during a mushroom trip. The encounter spurs a funny and heartfelt journey of self-discovery and first love as Elliott prepares to leave her childhood home.
Writer-director Megan Park’s tender, surprising sophomore feature cleverly uses its high-concept premise of a visit from one’s future self to launch a refreshing, nuanced exploration of the uncertainties of young romance and coming of age. My Old Ass is a sweet teenage love story, a lively contemporary comedy, and a quirky riff on time-travel films all in one.
Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza have a terrific unlikely chemistry, as the sass and self-assuredness of the young Elliott, as played by Stella, blends and overlaps with Plaza’s sardonic humor as a more mature Elliott.
The care and affection shown in the film’s depiction of Elliott’s rural hometown in her last days before taking off for adulthood visually highlights her emotional journey, evoking a nostalgia for days that haven’t even ended yet.—HZ
聪明女子Anne(奥卡菲娜 饰)沉迷于知名问答节目《Can' t Stop Quiz》,而如今她不得不与关系疏远、人生一团糟的姐姐Jenny(吴珊卓 饰)重逢,因为两人的妈妈欠下赌债,她们必须联手凑钱。因此,这对姐妹踏上了一场狂野的穿越美国之旅,迫切希望赢得足够的钱来还债,而唯一的方式就是让我们不情不愿的主角成为——一个真正的《Can' t Stop Quiz》冠军。