Rotten
The stakes are low throughout the film - even the bullies are mostly bluster - making the big finish an anticlimax.
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Overview
In 1985 a summer vacation in Ocean City, Md., changes the life of a shy white teen who's obsessed with table tennis and hip-hop music.
Director and cast
- Michael Tully Director
- Susan Sarandon as Randi Jammer
- Lea Thompson as Mrs. Miracle
- Amy Sedaris as Aunt Peggy
- John Hannah as Mr. Miracle
- Judah Friedlander as Anthony
- Quinn McColgan as Team Lyle
- Emmi Shockley as Stacy Summers
- Marcello Conte as Rad Miracle
- Maddie Howard as Rhonda
- Robert Longstreet as Uncle Jim
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
58%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[Tully achieves] a winning innocence of spirit in which performances and production design are all perfectly synched to his low-key comic vision.
Justin Chang, Variety
Fresh
It's so dedicated to the odd textures of its world that it becomes something else - personal, abstract, and strangely honest.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
A ho-hum memory piece that could have used a bit more objectivity, not to mention depth and energy.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
This gentle comedy, while entirely unmemorable, releases a genuine warmth that deflects harsh judgment.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
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