I'm back again watching films before they come out in the cinema, it's a hard life I know. And last week I got the chance to catch the latest teen cancer trust film. Ok, that was a bit mean...
Me & Earl & The Dying Girl
Me & Earl & The Dying Girl is a quirky, coming of age blah blah blah... No, in all seriousness, it's a good film. At moments I felt it was trying too hard to be clever, but most of the time, it was just clever. The lead character is rather annoying, but I'm reckoning most 17/18 year old boys are pretty similar to him. Stand out performance from RJ Cyler, who plays Earl. Stand out scene, about 2/3s of the way into the film - so the end of the 2nd act, beginning of the 3rd, for those film savvy people out there. It's a confrontation scene that holds it's shot for an uncomfortably long time, similar to the confrontation scene between Michael Keaton and Emma Stone in Birdman. Very touching and well thought out ending, with little clues throughout the film.
Well worth the watch.
3.5*