Review of Weirdos

Weirdos (2016)
6/10
good
21 December 2023
It's July 3, 1976 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. 15 year old Kit (Dylan Authors) lives with his father Dave (Allan Hawco) and grandmother Mary (Cathy Jones). With help from girlfriend Alice (Julia Sarah Stone), he is going to Sydney to live with his mother Laura (Molly Parker). That's Sydney, Nova Scotia. Alice insists on goodbye sex, but Kit keeps delaying. Andy Warhol (Rhys Bevan-John) is his imaginary spirit animal.

Director Bruce McDonald transformed this into black and white. I think it's a good idea. It accentuates the indie feel and transports the film back to the 70's. This is a Canadian film with mostly Canadian music. It feels like a drive through Canada. I like the two young leads. There is a really powerful scene at the beach. There are a few slower sections. I would like some sharper dialogue and raise the tension with some of the situations. There are some good weirdness with the Cambodian boyfriend. Andy Warhol needs to be more compelling and weirder. This is good with some minor reservations.
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