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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: December 15, 2017

6.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Ratings

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TVJerryDec 16, 2017

When a movie tries this hard to be quirky, it can be an over-the-top delight or an awkward disappointment. Unfortunately, this movie falls into the latter category. It's set in 80s Virginia, where almost everyone is unattractive, poorlyWhen a movie tries this hard to be quirky, it can be an over-the-top delight or an awkward disappointment. Unfortunately, this movie falls into the latter category. It's set in 80s Virginia, where almost everyone is unattractive, poorly dressed and has varying degrees of bad Southern accents. A 13-year-old (Kira McLean) is about to enter a new high school, so she gets her hair curled to help her fit in. As expected, it's a frizzy mess. Her zany parents (Patricia Arquette and Rainn Wilson) are occupied with their own problems. Even Oscar-winning Arquette is working too hard here. It doesn't help that the dialogue by Colette Burson frequently falls flat and her high-energy direction is often awkward. On the bright side, Richmond native Nena Daniels has the only moment of true emotion in the entire film.… Expand

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AWESOM-0Jun 18, 2020

Good movie and I like Rainn Wilson much better in these kind of movies vs the Meg kind of movies.

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