Saturday, June 25, 2022

SPACE ODDITY (2022) Tribeca 2022


One of my favorite films of this year's Tribeca was a film I wasn't planning on seeing. It wasn't until I decided to focus on the films not in the press library that it jumped onto my dance card.... and right into my heart. 

The story  follows Alex, a young man in broken family, who is planning on heading to Mars on a one way mission.  He wants to go to get away from the troubles of the world, but also from the reminders of his brother who died saving his life in a car crash. Unfortunately for him is plans end up crashing into Daisy, a young woman new to the town. Now that Alex has met Daisy will he give up his plans and stay on earth.

You have to ask?

Yea, you know how this will go but it's so well done you won't care. I mean you really won't care because you will be so absolutely in love with everyone on screen. These are wounded people we know. They are us. God bless director Kyra Sedgwick  for keeping everyone real and not insisting that every one get fixed by the end. Yea there is hope but the damage is still there. As a result the film resonates deeper.

What a glorious film.

The performances are across the board wonderful Kevin Bacon may have his best role here. Yea it's nothing special on the face of it but watch all of the shading he gives it. Listen to the emotion in his voice. Alexandra Shipp is magical. She makes Daisy the person we all want to fall in love with.

I love this film. I really do.

Its a joy.

Highly recommended.

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