Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Tatiana Maslany | ... | Claire | |
Spencer Van Wyck | ... | Henry | |
Steven McCarthy | ... | Jim | |
Susan Coyne | ... | Ruth | |
Fiona Highet | ... | Annie | |
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Mark DeBonis | ... | Lewis |
Catherine Fitch | ... | Vice-Principal | |
Monica Dottor | ... | Paula | |
Joanne Boland | ... | Margot | |
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Melissa Jane Shaw | ... | Lucy |
Brandon McGibbon | ... | Travis | |
Michael McAdam | ... | Greg | |
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Joshua Teixeira | ... | Randy |
Jamillah Ross | ... | Gym Teacher | |
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Troy Lebane | ... | Young Henry |
Claire Paxton is a rebellious and independent late teen, her outlook on life which is driven largely by the fact that her single mother is a self absorbed alcoholic. Claire is repeating some of her senior year classes at Toronto's Arthur Meighen High School in order to graduate, which she decides to do during the school year rather than waste her precious summer doing it in summer school. She has little motivation to attend classes or graduate. Her school year is affected largely by her encounters with two males with who she ends up spending much of her time. The first is Jim, the thirty-something front man for the funk band, the ElastoCitizens, with who she embarks on a sexual relationship. The second is Henry, a ninth grade student who she used to babysit. Henry is an exceptional student, but is at a stage in his life where he too is starting quietly to rebel against his straight-laced upbringing. Claire acts as his mentor in his coming of age, which may change if she knew that ... Written by Huggo
I was going to skip this movie because it sounded like yet another in a long stream of lame teen movies, but then I saw that Tatiana Maslany was the lead. Based on her stunning performances in Orphan Black, I decided to give it a chance and I'm glad I did.
Both Maslany and Spencer Van Wyck play roles much younger than their actual ages, but they are both completely believable. Their performances raise this otherwise common story into something much better.