No. 56. (2019) Booksmart June 24th.

Film No 56 (2019) June 24th.  6:30 PM  LUNA PALACE Leederville. 

"Irresponsible people who partied also got into good colleges". (Molly explains to Amy why they need to get out and party).

Another teen graduation/coming of age comedy from a high school campus of an everyday, crazy high school. Heard it all before? Well, if you like the genre but have grown tired of the usual guff, Booksmart offers something different. Actor Olivia Wilde directs her young cast, mainly, Beanie Feldstein as Molly and Kaitlyn Dever as Amy in such a self effacing way audience and cast alike laugh along from one refreshing scene to another. Our girls are nerds, but well respected nerds who come to the realisation they missed the boat on the partying front. Especially seeing their madcap mates had achieved their goals both academically and recreationally without too much sacrifice (not to be confused with role modelling). Their night on the town (the body of the film) follows them as they try to make up for all they missed out on. The animation scene captures the freshness Booksmart has on offer, it's both surprising and hilarious. This is a masterclass in a tired genre. 11GUMS.