Lush and impressionistic
Patterson has created a lush, and elegantly paced coming of age film with sublime cinematography and fabulous editing. We get precision glimpses into the lives of a handful of teens in rural North Carolina. We are let in on the complexities and banalities of their lives - from overbearing and negligent parents to baseball practice and the big dance. The mix of seasoned actors and first timers worked beautifully. And the soundtrack had me yearning for more. The entire film allows us to be the quiet observer, relishing each delicious frame. The ending scene, however, pounded us on the head like the needle across the record even though we would have understood everything without it.score 9/10
ellen-67383 13 December 2019
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