By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Megan Park
Starring: Aubrey Plaza | Kerrice Brooks | Maddie Ziegler | Maisy Stella | Percy Hynes-White
Year: 2024
Running time: 88
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18559464/reference/
Chris says: “18-year-old Elliot (Maisy Stella) celebrates her birthday with her two best friends by taking magic mushrooms on a camping trip in the woods; while all three experience hallucinations, only Elliot’s manifests in the form of her future 39-year-old self, played by Aubrey Plaza. A promising premise for sure, but if you’re expecting a Charlie Kaufman or Michel Gondry-esque mind warp, note that this is simply an earnest Canadian film not without a few plot holes that gets most of its mileage out of a game Plaza. In my opinion, one can never have too much Plaza but as the focus shifts back to Stella, there’s simply not enough Plaza to go around even if what’s there is golden. Still, Megan Park’s film gets points for its relaxed approach to Elliot’s fluid sexuality as she questions her attraction to Chad (Percy Hynes White), an affable doofus whom her older self warns her to stay away from. 3 cats