Finding You: Emerald Isle cliches abound as rom-com grasps for Derry Girls' magic
REVIEW: A mash-up of Notting Hill, Circle of Friends and Before Sunrise, it even enlists the services of the Netflix hit's Saoirse-Monica Jackson.
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REVIEW: A mash-up of Notting Hill, Circle of Friends and Before Sunrise, it even enlists the services of the Netflix hit's Saoirse-Monica Jackson.
Finley Sinclair (Reid) is not like other girls, no. She’s different. She plays the violin, but even though she’s technically excellent, she no longer plays with heart. This is because her brother passed away recently. But after a particularly soulless audition, she decides she needs a new change of scenery, and follows in the footsteps of her late brother to study abroad in Ireland. So, actually, Finley isn’t different at all. She’s just privileged. Finding You goes to great lengths to dress up Finley as a normal teenage girl, but her story plays more like wish fulfilment fanfiction....
Actress Rose Reid Talks About Violins and Vanessa Redgrave in ‘Finding You’ Paul Asay Share on email When Rose Reid was a teen growing up south of Nashville, she was already acting, writing scripts and—occasionally—getting a little upset with Plugged In. “There were definitely moments where [my siblings and I] were … unhappy,” she says. Rose’s mother always read Plugged In before allowing her kids to see a movie. And when we once said that a movie was out of bounds for kids under the age of 16—a category in which all three of the Reid children qualified for...
It gets a little closer to normal at the movies every week. How much closer? This week, two biggish movies with big-name stars open, at the same time.
REVIEW: A mash-up of Notting Hill, Circle of Friends and Before Sunrise, it even enlists the services of the Netflix hit's Saoirse-Monica Jackson.