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As Cool as I Am

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 32m
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5.8/10
5.4K
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As Cool as I Am (2013)
A teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.
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A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.
IMDb RATING
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5.4K
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  • Director
    • Max Mayer
  • Writers
    • Pete Fromm(novel)
    • Virginia Korus Spragg(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Bolger
    • Thomas Mann
    • James Marsden
Top credits
  • Director
    • Max Mayer
  • Writers
    • Pete Fromm(novel)
    • Virginia Korus Spragg(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Bolger
    • Thomas Mann
    • James Marsden
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    • 25User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore
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    Claire Danes, James Marsden, and Sarah Bolger in As Cool as I Am (2013)
    Claire Danes and Sarah Bolger in As Cool as I Am (2013)
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    Sarah Bolger
    Sarah Bolger
    • Lucy Diamondas Lucy Diamond
    Thomas Mann
    Thomas Mann
    • Kenny Crauderas Kenny Crauder
    James Marsden
    James Marsden
    • Chuck Diamondas Chuck Diamond
    Claire Danes
    Claire Danes
    • Lainee Diamondas Lainee Diamond
    Seth Adkins
    Seth Adkins
    • Scott Bookeras Scott Booker
    Tom Romero
    • Manageras Manager
    Anika Noni Rose
    Anika Noni Rose
    • Francesas Frances
    Jeremy Sisto
    Jeremy Sisto
    • Guy Karlsburgas Guy Karlsburg
    Mario Batali
    Mario Batali
    • Selfas Self
    Beth Bailey
    Beth Bailey
    • Mario's Female Guestas Mario's Female Guest
    Josh Berry
    Josh Berry
    • Mario's Male Guestas Mario's Male Guest
    Evan Adrian
    Evan Adrian
    • Justin Havensas Justin Havens
    Will Peltz
    Will Peltz
    • Timas Tim
    Terry Walters
    Terry Walters
    • Libbyas Libby
    Rachel Hroncich
    Rachel Hroncich
    • Nurse Amber Cremeensas Nurse Amber Cremeens
    Jon Tenney
    Jon Tenney
    • Bobas Bob
    Elise Eberle
    Elise Eberle
    • Jaimie Tiltonas Jaimie Tilton
    Rhys Coiro
    Rhys Coiro
    • Ronas Ron
    • Director
      • Max Mayer
    • Writers
      • Pete Fromm(novel)
      • Virginia Korus Spragg(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      This was Claire Danes's first feature film in five years.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the movie, when Lucy and Lainee eats at the diner, Lainee puts the ketchup bottle back on the table twice.
    • Quotes

      Lucy Diamond: [Lainee has just given Lucy the car for the day] Wait, how are you going to get home?

      Lainee Diamond: If I can't get a ride in this outfit, I deserve to walk.

    • Soundtracks
      Unshakable
      Written and performed by Jay Nash

    User reviews25

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    Top review
    8/10
    As troubled as I was (and still am)
    As Cool as I Am isn't really a gripping film, and will likely be far away from my favorites of the year, but in terms of trying to revitalize the coming-of-age drama with a delightfully contemporary idea and script is succeeds solely on that merit. It concerns Lucy (Sarah Bolger), a well-mannered fourteen year old who has a lumberjack father Chuck (James Marsden) who is away for long periods of time due to work and her mother Lainee (Claire Danes), who might as well be her age thanks to her attitude and approach to reality. Lucy always had the idea that her family was "stable" in that they functioned like a normal family. However, as she gets older, she realizes her family is a "real" one, with problems and conflicts that are usually not instantly noticed by kids. This whole idea of "stable" and "real" families is discussed in the opening monologue, pretty much admitting the film will not be a narrow look at this common issue that is quickly growing.

    That issue is having a child at a young age. Chuck and Lainee had Lucy when they were both seventeen, making them not much older than her in retrospect, leaving most of their decisions to be rather impulsive and quite questionable. For such a contemporary issue - having children and kids young and, often, out of wedlock - this one is scarcely brought up and thrown into public eye. Director Max Mayer, of the 2009 sleeper-hit Adam, brings a mature and focused look to the subject by allowing each character some expression and a moment when their personality comes out.

    Lucy is already becoming a young woman, and with an unstable family life and an absent father, this leads her on a path she wouldn't normally take. She becomes more flirtatious, acts differently around her guy friends, and on several occasions almost consents to sex. This plot alone wages the question "are teens more likely to become rebellious if they do not have both parents playing a significant role in their life?" When her father returns home, and realizes that Lucy has, for one, driven the car unsupervised after her mother arrives at an interview, and has gone on to kiss several different boys, he becomes mad and very violent out of nowhere. That's his moment to shine; would his anger be so prominent and consuming if he had been home consistently? The only other main character is the mother, whose reckless behavior is almost as bad as her husband's absence. She becomes flirtatious at the office, even so far as to have sex with a co-worker not long after beginning to work there. After finding this out, Lucy can use this as bait to justify her actions rather than be awkwardly silent when he mother ridicules her for her behavior. The character's actions are one big, tangled cycle that only fuel and unintentionally elaborate on each others decisions.

    As Cool as I Am asks a lot of questions and, in the end, quietly leaves the audience with deteriorating optimism that maybe Lucy will end up unsatisfied later in life, and at only fourteen, this idea likely hasn't crossed her mind. Writer Virginia Korus Spragg does a smooth job at developing the characters on the surface and subtly evoking commentary on the new generation of kids, many of whom likely to be raised by a more uncertain, rushed generation of people. I see another cycle coming along.

    Starring: Claire Danes, James Marsden, and Sarah Bolger, and Jon Tenney. Directed by: Max Mayer.
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    • Aug 22, 2013

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Крутий як я
    • Filming locations
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Identity Films
      • Wind Dancer Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,234
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,234
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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