Movie #1522 "Love, Simon" is a refreshing film to watch in the doldrums of MarchApril days of film land, where not-so-good movies are oftentimes released! I loved its boldness ---- in music, in characters, in plot ---- it just takes off from the opening few minutes. It's quick, smart, funny, winsome ---- but boldly challenging in subject matter --- because it deals with a closeted kid who is deathly afraid of coming out to his family and his friends --- he likes the good relationships he has with everyone, and he's afraid his gayness will change everything. Hah! a film that deals with the issues and conflicts of being a teenager, but in a humorous way ---- ironically, the lead girl Hannah in "13 reasons why" who leaves 13 tapes to explain to her friends why she has killed herself is playing the lead best friend of Simon here, a totally different approach to dealing with teenage woes. This film is not afraid to be awkward in parts --- to show you the quirky people in a teen's life --- yes, perhaps the teen is even one of them, since Simon is in the theatre department, so he has all these wonderfully supportive, quirky people in his life to come out to, but chooses not to.....I guess that is what I enjoyed a lot -- to see the theatre community in action (they are putting on "Cabaret" --- a hoot!) The lead guy, Nick Robinson, will be in my next blog, as well (he was in "Everything, Everything" and "Jurassic World") --- what a charmer, he is, and he inhabits this character like a glove. He and his friends and the mystery of who Mr. Blue is make the film go by so quickly and make it fun to watch. I highly recommend the movie --- and it's pretty clean, and the parents are liberal and supportive, so that's refreshing, as well. 4.5 stars out of 5.
"LOVE, SIMON" PG-13 2018
Closeted gay teen Simon is mortified when his classmate Martin gets hold of Simon's intimate email to his online love. With the prospect of humiliation looming, Simon reluctantly agrees to help Martin get closer to Abby, Simon's female best friend.
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