Overview
An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self-identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.
It has to be hard to do something unique in this genre and I think this film hit the mark. There isn’t a ton of dialog and there aren’t any make-or-break moments. The viewer gets an interesting glimpse into the struggles of someone who is trying to find himself and (probably) wishing he was something other than what he was. I can’t imagine having to go through that kind of struggle. The last scene is perfect.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Beach Rats
Movie title: Beach Rats
Movie description: An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self-identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.
Date published: 2019-08-07
Director(s): Eliza Hittman
Actor(s): Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, Kate Hodge, Neal Huff, Nicole Flyus, Frank Hakaj, David Ivanov, Anton Selyaninov, Harrison Sheehan, Douglas Everett Davis, Gabriel Gans, Erik Potempa, Kris Eivers, J.Stephen Brantley
Genre: Drama, Romance
My Review
It has to be hard to do something unique in this genre and I think this film hit the mark. There isn’t a ton of dialog and there aren’t any make-or-break moments. The viewer gets an interesting glimpse into the struggles of someone who is trying to find himself and (probably) wishing he was something other than what he was. I can’t imagine having to go through that kind of struggle. The last scene is perfect.
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My Review - 8.5/10
8.5/10