Another Girl

As "Another Girl" (2021 release; 95 min.) opens, we get to know Elle, a 20-something woman. She just finished a fiction book written by Katie, one of the book's characters. For reasons unknown, Katie has a website where one can email her. Elle decides to email Katie. Some days late, lo and behold, Katie responds! How is that possible? Just as Elle is getting super excited, the book's publisher emails Elle that this was all fake... At this point we are 15 min into the movie.

Couple of comments: this is the movie adaptation of the book of the same name by Allison Burnett (in fact, a guy). Burnett also directs the film. I had never heard of this Allison Burnett before, or of the book. I cam only tell you what I experienced while watching this. Bottom line: it was not a good experience. The story didn't make any sense whatsoever. To market this as a "thriller" is frankly misleading. It feels more like a YA story. Samantha Hanratty plays the lead role of Elle, and tries with the weak material she is given. She of course also stars in the recent (and very enjoyable) mini-series "Yellowjackets". Please note: I never realized while watching this film that it is in fact a sequel to an earlier film called "Undiscovered Gyrl". I only found out about it when I looked up Allison Burnett after seeing this. I have no idea if I would've enjoyed this better had I seen the prior film. I kinda doubt it.

"Another Film was suggested to me by Showtime, presumably because I recently watched "What Breaks the Ice", which I quite enjoyed. Turns out to be an erroneous recommendation! But hey, don't take my word for it, so check out "Another Girl", and draw your own conclusion.

From the giggly, naive white girl, to the fashion tip gay guys, to the accent having cad, to the physically present non-parents, to the sassy black friend, to the semi racist white people - this movie is nothing but disgusting stereotypes RUN AMOK! I'm watching it hoping everyone will DIE!

And to every person of a different stripe who wonders if people really talk or act like this when they're not around, the answer is NO! Not every gay guy has styling tips, not every person with an accent is either a cad or a hillbilly, not every young black girl is "world-wise" with life tips, not every parent is absent in mind, if not in body, and not every middle class white girl is a vulnerable, sexually available cutter. What middle aged white guy wrote this garbage (HA - SEE WHAT I DID THERE?)

It's time to wake up people! WE'RE ALL OF THE SAME RACE! THE HUMAN RACE! And derisive, divisive drek like this, is NOT A HELP TO ANYONE, even if it was entertaining (which it isn't).

(PS Also, just on a personal note, stop adding to millennial movies, music that sounds like it's right out of the '90's. Hey kids! Get your own stuff (music, fashion, movies etc & quit ripping off ours!)

The main character is ridiculously naive. And the writer(s) are obsessed with race. The amount of times that race, specifically Black people, is mentioned in this movie for no reason at all is weird af and it makes me wonder if white people are like this in real life. It's embarrassing and obsessive.

I just created an IMDb account to write this review-that's how strongly I feel about this film.

I cannot believe other reviews of this movie are real. The plot has no coherence. It's 1.5 hours of various scenes depicting a depressed girl's life. Most of the dialogue has no purpose other than to fill screen time and the conclusion of the film is incredibly disappointing. Super cringe too-at one point the main character says "if you liked vagina this night would end much differently" to a gay guy.

The fact that this film is called a "thriller" is incredibly misleading. It comes across as an a amateur film student's thesis drama film. Do NOT recommend.

Honestly this was terrible, some of the things that come out of the protagonists mouth "what do you eat when you bleed?" Women do not talk like this to each other it was cringe. I did not like any of the characters, they behaved so odd and unbelievable. The idea behind it has something interesting to it but the actual conversations and decisions the characters make is infuriating and laughable.