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Reviews
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)
Perfect in Every Way!
This movie was just total perfection. First of all, if you grew up in the 70's, especially if you were a girl, you will relate to this film completely! Second, if you are a mom that's ever raised a teenage daughter, you will appreciate many aspects here. The casting was perfect, everyone brought 100 % to their characters and made you feel every emotion..Especially Abby Ryder Fortson (who stole the show as young Margaret) and Rachel McAdams as Mom . A beautiful, heartwarming adventure. Kathy Bates is always a delight to see. The other children that played friends and siblings were also amazing, which is hard to find movies with so many talented young actors that play their parts convincingly. I can definitely see myself watching this over again, for the nostalgic parts that brought back fond memories of that time period.
Unwelcome (2022)
A Deeper Film than anticipated!
I gave it a 10 because it had such unfairly low ratings. On the surface,this seemed like a silly, fantasy horror film about gnomes(Redcaps) that are terrorizing a young couple. But the film starts out with this young couple living in the city, and at the moment they should be celebrating happy news, they fall victim to to violence. They move to the countryside for a more peaceful life and to try to heal from this event, but are once against victimized by the cruelty of some of the townspeople. Meanwhile, there are gnomes ( Redcaps, as they call them) , viscous little creatures that must be given regular offerings, or else they will turn on you, living in the garden and forest just off the pathway of their new home. So this couple, finding the lesser of 2 evils, gets help from one to fight the other. In the end, the submission to what many seem to find strange, to me, it was a victim finally finding the strength, at whatever cost, to fight the the evils of the cruel world...a mother doing whatever it takes to protect her child, and a Father who previously felt helpless to protect his family, now feels powerful.
Life After You (2022)
Spot-On Depiction of Life After Child Loss
As the second reviewer here, I was compelled to share that this is one of the most accurate and well done films on teen loss that I've seen. Unlike the other reviewer so far, I HAVE lost someone, my teenage son, not in the same way as the film, but along with a few other teens in an overnight tragic event. What this film reflects, and what parallels real life events I can personally attest to:
When the news breaks, and people start showing up at your house ( police, neighbors, friends, complete strangers) you are in shock, and have no idea, this crowd of people suddenly in your home.
You start to find out things about your kid you never knew before from their friends, and you can't talk to your kid about it.
The funeral of a young person is usually attended by a very large number of people,so an exhausted grieving family is on hand greeting a lot of well-wishers paying thir respects.
The little details that your child's absence creates, such as the snacks are untouched, and the house stays cleaner than usual, etc...people don't realize these details hit the hardest to a grieving family in the weeks and months after. The guilt a mother and father feel, and even a teen's friends, for not preventing their death, no matter the circumstances, is real...and all-consuming.
Broken-heart syndrome has the same symptoms as a heart attack..I was taken by ambulance twice myself ..
Grief can lead to social anxiety, agoraphobia, many people stop talking to you because they don't know what to say, or Because they feel guilty that their children are alive and thriving, and you lost yours.
Even when you find or have a happy moment or milestone from that point forward, it is forever tainted with the WORST day of your life, the day you lost your child.
This movie literally covered EVERY little detail of what living with sudden tragic loss of a teen is like. I can vouch for that, because I've been there. I can't think of one area that they missed or misrepresented...and the acting from everyone was excellent! For all of these reasons, I rate it a 10/10.