A well-intentioned but imperfect young-adult-skewing comedy-drama.
Carrie Pilby
Live your life before it passes you by
2017 · 1h 38m · NOT RATED
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Susan Johnson
Overview
Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
This is awfully soft stuff, its navel-gazing protagonist not nearly as unusual or delightful as we're meant to think despite the high IQ she can't stop referencing.
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