Overview
A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.
In reading some of the reviews of this movie I think that some people thought that the movie is about cancer – I don’t believe it is. The film begins with four very broken people. There is no hope and there is no direction. An unexpected development brings the four together under one roof and something amazing happens. There is a beautiful shared human experience that gives the film a completely different texture. The movie is no longer about death, it is about living. The beautiful final scene is all the proof that you need.
I thought that the director did an excellent job telling the story. We weren’t bogged down by the details of each characters story as that would take away from the large message. There were no trips to the hospital or seeing anyone in a twelve step program. I also loved the titles to each scene – I thought that was a nice effect.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Babyteeth
Movie title: Babyteeth
Movie description: A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.
Date published: 2020-10-09
Director(s): Shannon Murphy
Actor(s): Eliza Scanlen, Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis, Toby Wallace, Andrea Demetriades, Emily Barclay, Charles Grounds, Priscilla Doueihy, Jack Yabsley, Zack Grech, Quentin Yung, Renee Billing, Georgina Symes, Jaga Yap, Michelle Lotters, Eugene Gilfedder, Tyrone Mafohla, Edward Lau, Sora Wakaki, Justin Smith, Arka Das
Genre: Drama, Comedy
My Review
In reading some of the reviews of this movie I think that some people thought that the movie is about cancer – I don’t believe it is. The film begins with four very broken people. There is no hope and there is no direction. An unexpected development brings the four together under one roof and something amazing happens. There is a beautiful shared human experience that gives the film a completely different texture. The movie is no longer about death, it is about living. The beautiful final scene is all the proof that you need.
I thought that the director did an excellent job telling the story. We weren’t bogged down by the details of each characters story as that would take away from the large message. There were no trips to the hospital or seeing anyone in a twelve step program. I also loved the titles to each scene – I thought that was a nice effect.
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My Review - 8/10
8/10