2022 Directed by Cooper Raiff
Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working as a party starter for bar/bat mitzvahs—where he strikes up a unique friendship with a young mom and her teenage daughter.
Cooper Raiff Dakota Johnson Vanessa Burghardt Evan Assante Leslie Mann Brad Garrett Raúl Castillo Amara Pedroso Odeya Rush Brooklyn Ramirez Kelly O'Sullivan Javien Mercado Chris Newman John Paul Hurley Davina Reid Lisa Velten Smith Corrie Danieley Eamonn McElfresh Mike Dennis Alison Weisgall Jonathan Visser Tommy Lafitte Jonathan Berry Colton Osorio
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Ireland15
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Cooper Raiff has this rare quality when it comes to making movies about young people figuring themselves out in that he’s so thoughtful and generous about other people across all periods of life. Coming-of-agers (at any age) are so often selfish to the point of excruciating obsession but Cooper looks out for little brothers and old friends and party guests and new loves and his mum, oh how he loves his mum. He’s a party starter! A people pleaser! An impossibly kind and big-hearted filmmaker and human who listens to others and tells them exactly how he feels (how dare he!) while also stubbornly continuing to make movies like this, so sincere, so unprovocative, when everybody else rolls their eyes and tells you it’s all too much. Maybe it is, but sometimes I think that’s vital. I loved it!
renate reinsve: the worst person in the world
cooper raiff: the nicest person in the world
if nothing this sundance festival has proved dakota johnson can elevate a performance based on whether she plays a milf or not
THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST ME CODED MOVIE I’VE EVER WATCHED I FEEL SO SEEN AND I LOVED IT ALL SO MUCH AN ABSOLUTE INSTANT FAVOURITE FOR LIFE I RECKON
cooper raiff can stay casting himself as the lead in his movies as long as he keeps looking good doing it
Can't wait to watch this again and laugh and cry and wish I still had my cat for emotional support
I suppose there are some people who might have an allergic reaction to the comfortably uncool movies of Cooper Raiff — some people who might stiffen up whenever his low-key indie charmers offer a supportive hug and remind you that we’re all just doing our best — but every life-sized beat of the 24-year-old’s first two features has struck me as wry and true in a way that makes the stories around them feel all the more honest for their empathy. If that would be a promising start under any circumstances, it’s an especially nifty magic trick at a time when the world is fucked to a degree that anything nice seems like it must be lying to you somehow.…
It's incredibly important for media like this to exist for young people that are new to love's pain. We need more movies that portray love in a realistic sense. Good movie.
