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The Half Of It

2020

Alice Wu

Leah Lewis, Alexxis Lemire, Daniel Diemer, Becky Ann Baker ...

5.9

2,462

Romance Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help winning over a popular girl. But their new and unlikely friendship gets complicated when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.

	Media	Author	Review
		Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"An endearing romantic comedy (...) Written and directed with tart intelligence by Alice Wu, and featuring some dazzling breakout performances (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"There’s a lovely friendship at the center of Alice Wu's sweet, sincere high school Cyrano story, revealing what we've been missing from teen movies."
		Jude Dry IndieWire	"'The Half of It' is ultimately Ellie’s story, and she’s such a refreshing and lovable character that you can’t blame everyone for wanting a piece of her, even if it’s only half."
		Barry Hertz The Globe and Mail	"Although the marketing for the new film (...) tries to position it as zippy, even disposable fun, Alice Wu’s work is admirably rougher, in ways good and bad (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Norman Wilner Now Toronto	"A charming teenage riff on Cyrano de Bergerac that understands the real anguish of Edmond Rostand’s romantic tragedy"
		Anna Menta Decider	"[It has] an unbearably cute premise—a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac with a queer twist—that seems so perfect, and so obvious, it’s a wonder the movie hasn’t been made yet."
		Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"The pieces may seem familiar in 'The Half of It', but the way Alice Wu assembles them results in a fresh and inspired whole. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Inkoo Kang The Hollywood Reporter	"Smart, charming and endlessly refreshing"

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