If you want to be a film writer of any real quality you have to be aware of your own tastes and the tastes of the filmmaker. You can not always assume that every film you see is a film you are capable of reviewing. You need to know that some films are not going to be for you because you are the wrong audience. You need to be able to step away and say, "this was never intended for me."
SAD GIRLZ is a film that was never intended for me, and while I will say a couple of quick things about it, I'm going to leave it for you to discover.
Nominally the plot of the film has two girls who are on the swim team together going to a party where something happens. The write up from Tribeca will make the film sound like it is a heavy drama and thriller because of what happens in the aftermath. However, the film is a serious coming of age film that looks at the relationship at the girls and ponders life and friendship.
The film is well made and well acted, and is such that it is telling a tale that is going to play best with young women several decades younger than myself. It's afilm that is exploring a life and experience that was alien to me and made me wonder how this woulf have played if I was 18 and female. That isn't to suggest the film is bad, instead it is simply to recognize that I did not connect to this film on any emotional level and so I don't feel qualified to speak about it being truly good ot bad - even if I can appreciate the quality of the filmmaking.
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