Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: June 12, 2015
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hotfromcauldronJun 12, 2015
Earl” suffers from too muchitis. Voice over over kill and labeled scenes make dialogue redundant
as we are told what to think and even what not to think! Twice! So we shut off our brains become
less engaged and emotionally disconnected forEarl” suffers from too muchitis. Voice over over kill and labeled scenes make dialogue redundant
as we are told what to think and even what not to think! Twice! So we shut off our brains become
less engaged and emotionally disconnected for the first 100 minutes. All this drowns in Ryan Murphyistic stylization- who knows how to balance it with crazy plot and even crazier characters. Casting also hits and misses - Earl and Me good- but the dying girl has been doing a nice job for the past two seasons dying on the TV series Bates Motel while being the object of an outcast teen’s fixation. Sound familiar? And when the moment we’ve been waiting for finally comes- the impact is quickly dissipated - by more voice over from here and beyond. It is the best of films. It is the worst of films.… Expand
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beingryanjudeOct 28, 2015
As this year's Sundance darling, I anticipated a much more meaningful look at adolescence and cancer. Instead, we're left with this bland cancer dramedy which uses the subject matter less effectively than last year's FAULT IN OUR STARS. TheAs this year's Sundance darling, I anticipated a much more meaningful look at adolescence and cancer. Instead, we're left with this bland cancer dramedy which uses the subject matter less effectively than last year's FAULT IN OUR STARS. The undertones of Wes Anderson and John Hughes are pleasant - but the film is missing the heart which those films typically depict.… Expand
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sanyrubMar 5, 2016
A very well done little film where all the actors do a good job. However I have to say I expected a little bit more. Towards the end there´s kind of a twist that I didn´t see coming, which should be good, but I couldn´t really enjoy it. TheA very well done little film where all the actors do a good job. However I have to say I expected a little bit more. Towards the end there´s kind of a twist that I didn´t see coming, which should be good, but I couldn´t really enjoy it. The tone of the film is too sad overall with no special moments to compensate it.… Expand
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ydnar4Sep 22, 2015
I think that Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a good movie.. I just didn't like it. I found the performances in the movie fairly dry to start out with but they did get a lot better as the film went on. I also felt like a film with heavyI think that Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a good movie.. I just didn't like it. I found the performances in the movie fairly dry to start out with but they did get a lot better as the film went on. I also felt like a film with heavy emotional plot like this would have more character development, sure the characters were complex but by the end of the film I still didn't really feel like I knew them. I think this is more of a hipster film and I'm sure there are going to be many people who find something they like about this movie I just wasn't satisfied. I really found several of the jokes kind of lame as well. I like the avoidance of clichés in this film which is difficult with teen cancer film, but I'd take 50/50 over this movie any day, but that's just my opinion.… Expand
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5929Sep 9, 2015
"Me and Earl..." is an earnest effort, and an admirable one, but it's never as witty or subversive as it thinks it is, coming across more as a self-conscious and uneven effort to mesh the populist appeal of "The Fault in Our Stars" with the"Me and Earl..." is an earnest effort, and an admirable one, but it's never as witty or subversive as it thinks it is, coming across more as a self-conscious and uneven effort to mesh the populist appeal of "The Fault in Our Stars" with the quirky sensibilities of "Juno" rather than something truly unique. As a result, it can never find the right line between comedy and pathos and cannot handle either with particular consistency or efficacy. Some of it is funny and some of it is moving. Most of it is too uneven to truly be either. There is too much promise to write this off completely - the acting is very, very good and the finale is handled with such incredible delicacy and grace you can scarcely believe it's from the same film. But all in all it's a muddled affair that cannot reconcile its eccentricities with its emotions.… Expand
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TheKavehJDec 26, 2015
I was expecting much more from Me and Earl and the Dying Girl than what I got. Sure, some parts of it were super entertaining, sad, and great, but the other scenes were just boring and useless to the film.
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maryelenario16Oct 6, 2016
Alright, my expecttations for this one were very high, so I unfortunately was a little disappointed. The actors are all great (what a cast!), but the direction for this film was just off. The director seems much more concerned with hisAlright, my expecttations for this one were very high, so I unfortunately was a little disappointed. The actors are all great (what a cast!), but the direction for this film was just off. The director seems much more concerned with his shots and the cinematography than what is actually happening with the story or the characters. I really didn't connect with it (despite some touching work by the kids and Connie Britton) - they just tried way too hard to make it an art house film when that isn't what this story is.… Expand
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