‘Eighth Grade’ Review: Bo Burnham’s Directorial Debut Is An Achingly Real Modern Coming-of-Age Story — Sundance 2018
You’re going to fall in love with Elsie Fisher. As the breakout star and big, beating heart of Bo Burnham’s feature directorial debut, “Eighth Grade,” Fisher is tasked with carrying an entire film — an achingly real, firmly modern coming-of-age tale – with honesty and vulnerability to spare. The moment audiences meet Fisher’s character, soon-to-be middle school grad Kayla, she’s staring straight into her computer, delivering a motivational speech about “being yourself” that she will then upload on to her YouTube channel.
But Kayla isn’t some social media star, and her video ends with a halting plea for more likes and more shares. For a kid like Kayla, an outcast who is mostly ignored by her peers, the internet provides just another place for her voice to go unheard.
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She ends her video,...
But Kayla isn’t some social media star, and her video ends with a halting plea for more likes and more shares. For a kid like Kayla, an outcast who is mostly ignored by her peers, the internet provides just another place for her voice to go unheard.
Read More:The 2018 IndieWire Sundance Bible: Every Review, Interview, and News Item Posted During the Festival
She ends her video,...
- 20/01/2018
- di Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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