Moxie review – upbeat defiance wins out in Amy Poehler's rebel girl comedy
Last modified on Wed 17 Mar 2021 12.10 EDT A breezy tale of riot grrrl power passed down from mother to daughter, Amy Poehlerâs return to the directorâs chair (after 2019âs Wine Country) is a winningly optimistic high-school romp with timely #MeToo-era themes. Adapted by screenwriters Tamara Chestna and Dylan Meyer from the hit YA novel by Jennifer Mathieu, it may lack the depth of Booksmart, but itâs still blessed with enough post-punk energy to raise a smile, several chuckles and the occasional fist-punching cheer. Hadley Robinson is Vivian, a head-down student (â...
Source: theguardian.com