When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.
- Released: 2022-04-29
- Runtime: 92 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Stars: Rowan Blanchard, Auli'i Cravalho, Isabella Ferreira, Tyler Alvarez, Teala Dunn, Aasif Mandvi, Michelle Buteau, Megan Mullally, Addie Weyrich, Jes Tom, Addyson Tabakin, Ty Demoya, Zoe Gandolfo, Samsara Yett, Catherine McCafferty, Rico Paris
- Director: Sammi Cohen
Comments
- masonfisk - 30 November 2023
GOOD TRY BUT POOR FOLLOW THROUGH...!
A Hulu original from 2022. Rowan Blanchard stars here as a gay teen in love, secure in her gayness w/a square lock on the object of her desire (someone she's been in love with since they were young), one Gabriella, played by Isabella Ferreira, but now that they're in high school & to make up for an accusation by the faculty of her being a serial tagger, she begs for time to find the real culprit by joining the track team, a place she reckons he or she is residing. The same team where Ferreira is a member of along w/her sister, played by Auli'I Cravalho, who Blanchard corrals into finding out who the rogue graffiti artist is but due to their close proximity, her feelings for Ferreira are soon rethought since things start to head towards the romantic w/Cravalho. What will Blanchard do in the end? Slight all the way, this topical romance treats its subject matter so fey & fleeting you almost think, apart from the occasional lapse into profanity, this was better suited as Disney fare even though the actors are game & good looking. Also starring Megan Mullally as Blanchard's very understanding mom & Aasif Mandvi as the stern track team coach. - This_Is_Darkness - 24 July 2022
Amazing Rowan performance, LGBTQ+ Friendly
Rowan can be such a fun actress. While some might think of her performance in Girl Meets World to be a bit plastic, I always saw a star in the making. I read an interview about this film, right before its release; Rowan said she was carefully picking and choosing roles, not trying to burn-out or become old-news at such a young age. She said this wasn't an 'LGBTQ+ film", rather it's a heartwarming story, which happens to have a lesbian main-character. As a leftist, I've seen a lot of cringe-worthy leftist films. This isn't one of them. Yes, there are probably a bit more LGBTQ+ characters in this school than your average American standard, but it doesn't feel forced. Which was their goal. So, mission accomplished. Everything you could love about Rowan Blanchard as an actress comes out in this film. We get that bubbly girl from Girl Meets World, mixed with a more mature artist. She is fun, funny, adorable, and serious; all to perfection. The film was fun to watch. The other cast were also great actors. This could/should be alongside American Pie as a teen-coming-of-age film which is equally hilarious and poignant. Well done!
