To my surprise, we at one time completely undeservedly ignored the directorial debut of the screenwriter of films “Babysitting” and “Love and Monsters” Brian Duffield… The picture made its debut in the fall of last year in a limited release, and since Netflix did not want to buy a strange romantic story, it quickly ended up in the back catalogs of other digital services. For example, the same Okko… In general, in other words, it was undeservedly lost. And this is a real injustice, because Duffield has created a very strange, bright and dramatic teenage story with a bright direction.
In the center of the plot “Spontaneity”Pupils of the ordinary American school of Covington. Unremarkable teenagers one day begin to explode, scattering into small pieces. First, right during the lesson, the favorite of the school, Caitlin, bursts, then the star of the football team, Perry …
Isolated cases develop into an epidemic, the causes and solutions of which cannot be found by doctors, politicians and special services. Against the background of this madness, the story of a romantic relationship between Mara Carlisle, performed by Katherine Langfordy and Dylan Hovmeer, played by Charlie Plummer… And if Katherine has already played a similar heroine in “13 reasons why”Then Charlie looks a little awkward as an introverted teenager.
However, the main thing is not even in the story of first love or background catastrophe, because Duffield uses “Spontaneity” for self-expression through fragments of vivid dialogues with references to pop-cultural phenomena, very dynamic cuts and presentation in the style of “Scott Pilgrim”.
Of course, to some of the viewers, the story itself may seem strange, and humor boring and flat, but in this world of exploding schoolchildren and first love there is some strange magic that keeps you from the screen. However, we may just be tired of Netflix’s post-apocalyptic stamping.
Author: Alexander Loginov (xtr)
8/10
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