Thesummerbeforecollege,bright-yet-irreverentElliottcomesface-to-facewithherolderselfduringamushroomtrip.Theencounterspursafunnyandheartfeltjourneyofself-discoveryandfirstloveasElliottpreparestoleaveherchildhoodhomeaaa
Writer-directorMeganPark’stender,surprisingsophomorefeaturecleverlyusesitshigh-conceptpremiseofavisitfromone’sfutureselftolauncharefreshing,nuancedexplorationoftheuncertaintiesofyoungromanceandcomingofage.MyOldAssisasweetteenagelovestory,alivelycontemporarycomedy,andaquirkyriffontime-travelfilmsallinone.
MaisyStellaandAubreyPlazahaveaterrificunlikelychemistry,asthesassandself-assurednessoftheyoungElliott,asplayedbyStella,blendsandoverlapswithPlaza’ssardonichumorasamorematureElliott.Thecareandaffectionshowninthefilm’sdepictionofElliott’sruralhometowninherlastdaysbeforetakingoffforadulthoodvisuallyhighlightsheremotionaljourney,evokinganostalgiafordaysthathaven’tevenendedyet.—HZ
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