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Eighth Grade là phim chân thực, cảm động và sâu sắc về tuổi dậy thì trong thời đại mạng xã hội, với diễn xuất xuất sắc của Elsie Fisher.

I've never watched a film that conveyed awkwardness and anxiety so well that you can truly feel it. Elsie fisher delivers a brilliant performance. Bo Burnham sets up each scene so well showing the perspective of the Kayla point of view. It's an overall good dramedy of growing up and trying to fit in.

 This is a pretty cool capture of the early teenage years. It feels personal, but doesn't make much sense. It's just an emotional story about one person's experience, and that's totally fine. Watch It if you are currently in your early teenage years or in hard times. You won't regret it. My complains? The movie is boring visually, I want some more interesting filming choices.

Eighth Grade is one of those films where you forget these are actors reading a written script. This is probably more brutally authentic, and empathetic than a documentary on the subject. So real that it becomes depressing, particularly the study of the fragility of Kayla.

In a sense, Bo Burnham has given the audience a mirror image of their early adolescent selves. However, not everything, such as technology, hasn't changed since the preceding generation. All generations of viewers may still relate to the fear, cringe, and want to fit in. Ellie did a fantastic job in the 8th grade role she was cast in by Bo. This article, which is not a movie, takes a chilly look at the risks and social awkwardness of growing up in the technological era, where increased sexuality and stimulation are prevalent in youth culture. Everyone should watch this movie, especially 8th graders who are transitioning to 9th grade, in my opinion.

A true and poignant look at a young girl growing up in modern America. Elsie Fisher acts well beyond her years, while writer/director Bo Burnham really establishes himself as someone to watch out for.

Honestly heartbreaking and real. Eighth Grade is all at once harrowing, hilarious, grim, hopeful, lonely, joyous, a cutting portrait of the toxic relationship between technology and today's youth, and a beautiful character piece taking place in the worst time period of adolescence. While funny in that trademark eccentric, Bo Burnham style, so many scenes are very uncomfortable and are quite scary in fact! The emotional tone set by the shots and performances in this film are incredibly strong. As for Elsie Fisher, this is a breakout performance and she truly carries the movie on her shoulders. The critique of youth and technology is very well made, with such uncomfortably funny scenes such as kids not taking a school shooting drill seriously, or the fact that they are all isolating themselves in the depths of the internet will hit close to home for a lot of viewers. As much as things change, they stay the same however, as sex and **** are recurring topics in this movie. Sex is portrayed as both awkward, disgusting, and in one beautifully constructed scene in the back of a car, terrifying and predatorial. Bo Burnham has made an excellent first film. Elsie Fisher carries herself and this film with intense vulnerability and grace. I will not be surprised if I see Eighth Grade popping up in the awards season this year

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I can't quite tell why I didn't really love the film, I just found it kinda boring... I think it's a more personal thing or something, but I can't say I was invested in it or thought about it as I finished watching it...

This movies is so boring. None of the scenes evoke any emotion. As someone who's almost in 8th grade myself, this is extremely inaccurate. I started the movie expecting a coming of age or at the damn least relatable story about an 8th-grade girl finding herself in the crowd during her last weeks in middle school. I was no popular girl and I did have social anxiety in middle school but the main character is a whole **** show. Kayla (main girl) literally just spends the whole movie-making references to her stupid youtube channel where she gives "advice" while not being able to take any of that advice herself. Kayla has close to no consequences for her actions except for when she almost gets ---- (4 letter R-word) by a highschool boy. Kayla is an unlikeable character and at some point I wish something eventful would happen, but no. Her YouTube channel is incredibly tryhard to relate to the youth but it's clear Bo Burnham had no idea what he was trying to do with the movie. I'm still being graceful and giving it 2 stars for effort. Some of the movie set scenes weren't bad, but this movie is extremely uneventful and I wish to see more accurate representation from the youth in upcoming films.

This movie is an incredible representation of how many introverted, or anxious people felt through middle school years, or eighth grade to be specific. I may have gone in thinking about Bo Burnham, and I very much suggest that you don’t make that mistake. Bo is an incredible writer besides being a very funny comedian, and I expected the writing to be a lot funnier than it ended up being. But that was okay in the end, as I had to continue watching for many other reasons. Elsie Fisher has incredible talent, that goes beyond anything I could have expected. By the end of the movie, she made me feel anxious and introverted through her acting, despite me being a fairly extroverted person. The awkwardness through this movie may not feel good at all, but it’s due to genius acting and writing that we are able to feel it. Overall I’m extremely impressed by the movie, and suggest it greatly. If you, however, are looking for a funny, lay low movie, you will never find it here in Eighth Grade by Bo Burnham.

Um filme necessário. A juventude nunca foi tão complexa. O longa de Bo Burnham tem o difícil trabalho de transpor a realidade de muitos jovens de uma maneira que não só quem simpatiza os possa entender. A discussão quanto ao "seu eu", inicio precoce da vida sexual, isolamento social - devido as personalidades toxicas que encontramos no podre ensino fundamental- e ansiedade são muito bem retratadas aqui. Não há um apelo significativo para o drama. Na verdade, levei esse filme mais como uma reflexão do que tudo. A interpretação de Elsie Fisher estava precisa. O vocabulário, modo de se expressar, gírias, ansiedade e aquelas cenas cujo seus sentimentos se resumiam aos seus olhos fizeram uma baita diferença. Josh Hamilton também chamou minha atenção no papel pai. Gostei muito da atenção que o diretor teve ao distinguir a visão da protagonista com a real - aquela que só percebemos com devida distancia temporal.

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A really artistically sure and universally relatable film for all ages that manages to not feel low budget and is both of it's time (more than any film I've ever seen) and also timeless in its themes. Beyond the obvious and initial reads about social media based on legend Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade manages to cover a hell of a lot of topics revolving around being on the cusp of adulthood and finding who you are, your boundaries and how to like yourself. The YouTube segments are brilliant, as well as all the authentic social media presence and representation in the film, but moreover they are a brilliant device to allow Kayla to speak to herself, something which is evident part way through the film; as she discovers who and how she wants to be. Elsie Fisher is sublime, she delivers simultaneously one of the funniest performances and one of the most empathetic and realistic performances I've ever, ever seen. She had me laughing with every line reading and every tic and every stumble. I fully felt like her Dad in the movie. The Father (looking like Bo Burnham suspiciously) and Elsie's conversation around the fire had me in floods of tears. I wanted to reach out and hug her so much and thinking about her purity and her honestly in that moment has me nearly in tears the day after thinking about it. And then at the end I was laughing and crying at the same time. It's an incredibly cathartic experience for anyone who went through a reasonably traditional schooling experience. Bo Burnham directs this film like a film and not like a documentary, and yet it's intimate, it's not artless. The music is sublime. Underscoring what she doesn’t say. It’s us viewing her world in ways we know. The soundtrack punctuates perfectly and the pervading sense of anxiety and dread in every frame and in almost everything she doesn’t want to do. Anxiety is dealt with in a really earthen and subtle way, true but not triggering. The score underscores the paradoxes of both elation and dread and the film isn't without its dark scenes; when she’s apologising after not doing anything wrong it's so painful without being disgusting or twisted. We hope she isn't left with any scars. But what blossoms is the wonder of seeing someone who acts the way they want to because it doesn’t matter if she does well to others. But just to her. The film has the air of shortly looking back, not from the perspective of someone in the 8th Grade, but someone perhaps looking back at a time capsule and remembering which is why it's used as such a clever device int he film. It portrays the youth in a knowing but also a slightly heightened way, the kind of way memory works, like Bo Burnham looking back authentically. I was interested as to where it would go and desired for no clichés, and in that it delivers largely, the film is focused on the moments between the drama, that are the real drama. And as a character study, it's so interesting to watch how things can compound and alter a person on a week by week basis. Or when you can't stand yourself, who you used to be, who you are now, and fear who you may end up being. That spongebob moment is a great silent offering of this feeling. And wonderfully and appropriately the film is utter cringe and reminds me of the time I didn’t know who I was with aplomb. It evolves to a person finding themselves. And who hasn't had to do that at some point? Eighth grade or otherwise. There's a moment during a later Vlog where in passing she mentions "...I don't know if anyone cares..." My Fiance just yelled "We Care!" And we do. And anyone who feels alone, should try and remember this.

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A boring piece of filth that depresses you even if you watch it for a single second.

Eighth Grade is a coming of age movie that depicts the anxieties of growing up to a T. While eighth graders can definitely relate to this movie, its themes easily relate to adolescents of all ages. The lead character Kayla (played by Elsie Fisher) gives such an authentic performance you cannot help but like her and understand what she is going through. Her dad in the movie (played by Josh Hamilton) also gives such an authentic performance and really comes off as a funny and lovable father who just wants the best for Kayla. The rest of the supporting cast is great, but it is Kayla and her dad's relationship specifically that grounds the film and provides the most emotional and gut punching moments in the entire movie. If you can relate at all to the characters, there are some truly memorable moments that will affect you.

"I totally, like, get what you mean." - The Movie. Eighth Grade can be a little bit hard to watch and that's only because how accurate and realistic it is.

A heartbreaking, but realistic, take on the adolescence of Generation Z, and the addiction to social media, "Eighth Grade" is a very nice film consisting of a small cast, led by the amazing Elsie Fisher who plays the role of the Kayla, an eighth grader struggling with anxiety and loneliness, making Youtube videos, and dreaming about a better high school experience. The movie also delves into themes of mental health, sexuality, and consent. "Eighth Grade" is a must-watch for teenagers, and even adults, for how relatable and how raw it is.

What an awkward yet important coming of age film. This new generation is so unique and Bo does a great job of capturing it.

Each character stays a monochromatic stereotype of their initial concept from the beginning of the movie to the very end. That's why it's so awkward, not because life is actually this awkward, (even jerks and morons change their expressions and social strategies sometimes), but because I'm supposed to see an impression of reality here and don't. It feels like a fan script version of Welcome to the Dollhouse, one of the greatest coming of age movies of all time.

I am emotionally **** at the beauty of this movie. It's the best movie about growing up I've ever seen. Elsie Fisher is a GD genius. And if I was Bo Burham I'd probably retire, because it will be neigh impossible to reach these heights again. What a film. What a film. What a film. What A film!

It was really well written and acted and really good in showing puberty, anxiety, and all that middle school problems. I felt so connected with the main character cause i pretty much exprienced all that problems. All that anxiety and timid moods. And i can say i'm still having some of those problems. I can say i'm a social outcast :)) And you know what? Unlike Kayla, sometimes it feels good. So this is a movie that i think most of you people will feel connected. Btw, the dad was amazing. I wish I had a dad like that. I love my own dad but man that guy was something else. So,this movie is hilarious. One of the best movies of 2018 with no doubt. Just watch it dammit. Just watch it.

A refreshing take on anxiety depression and sexual consent among teenagers. A feel good masterpiece that linger in ur heart

"You can't be brave without being scared" Kayla is in her last year of the middle school, and she is known as been a very introvert person that doesn't have many friends, spend a lot of time on internet and not actually having real relationship, and than she decide that she wants things to be different and face some challenges trying to find some experiences, doing that she also put her vlogs on internet looking foward to give people some advices. Directed and written by Bo Burnham. The great about this movie is that it teaches you, didactically in a very natural way, a lot about living the life, from the perpesctive of a teenager, wich for a lot of us, still have situations that are really close to what they go through. In this story we can get perfectly how it is to be like one of them, in the minimum details, the subtleties that the character of Kayla is nothing but perfect, wich is a lot of points for the director, Bo Burnham and the actress Elsie Fisher, the way that she tries to speak to others and fail, the way that she is always looking down to speak to almost everyone, the shy, she been somewhere with people talking, even know that she got invited to do it so, but she just don't feel comfortable on it, all of that is so relatable and real, simple and real like few things in Hollywood are. The lessons from Kayla's videos are: 1st - Be yourself: Of course, we gotta be ourselves and accpet that all the time to be happy, the situation is that sometimes we even think that we are someone that we actually aren't, and that happens with Kayla there. Another lesson would be: Putting yourself out there: and also, of course, you gotta expose who you are, talk to people, and that is so important, because met new people are essential for life, and you never know who you gonna met, and that is perfectly showed in this film. Confident, is important for you to be confident to all of the things in life can go well, the movie is good in letting us know that is normal and good to be afraid, you just gotta go on. The fact that you really care for the main character in here is essential, and you can see that she is learning a lot and risking a lot, doing different things that she isn't usual to, and you all the time is cheering for her, and the movie is also real in the sense that the things that happens, actually are true and somethings go well and some doesn't, that every action ends up in a consequence, and some of these consequences can be horrible, no one is perfect, the movie pretty good in showing us that, nothing is perfect and there a lot of scary things around there. Letting us know that the worshiped people aren't necessary the better people to be with, there are people that can be way more fun and aren't so hyped by others, always try the different. In acting there are some really good content in here, Elsie Fisher with only fifteen years old is already giving some really good work out there, she is great in this movie, she could interpret the shy person perfectly, you can totally see in her the lack of confidence in some moments and the need to get friends and to make contact, but just being unable to do it so, the anguish is felt in her, she can also be very kind, and have different layers in voice and in other aspects, she is great. Josh Hamilton is also great, overall in the movie he did worked exactly how a father would, accepting the childern's moment, but always with a bigger tie of concern, and i totally believed in him, in his concern, and he also have a really good monologue at the very ending, really touching. Jake Ryan is really nice in this movie, he portrays the perfect match for Elsie's character, he is kind and fun. The soundtrack is on point, it does have a hope moment when things are getting better for the character, and the lack of track in some moments i also found pretty well used, it helped to give the perfect situation for the moment. The photography is also good, there are some plans that can really help us in understand the scene. The movie works with the technologies that are used by the people in that age really well, and the photography works quite well in this aspect, there are one or other moment where it may get to polluted. There are one or another moment where things get in slow motion and not really pretty in what they do, i found some of these goofy, but overall it worked. Eighth grade is a fantastic movie, one of the most real movies from the year that can have wonderful teaches to people that are in that age range and also for everybody else, because knowing ourselves is a thing for life, we are always changing and always gotta be aware of what is going on, being respectful and understandable or apprehensible.

"Growing up can be a little bit scary and weird." 'Eighth Grade' is an honest and relatable look on growing up. Almost hard to watch at times, but dose an excellent job of making you feel for the protagonist. Embracing it's cringe that many people, including myself are familiar with. Bo Burnham perfectly captures the teenage phase with awkward close-ups and the camera focused on Kayla which shows her isolation. Who would've predict a comedian now acclaimed director. Elsie Fisher (the coolest girl in the world) is so incredible that I completely forgot she acting. Before she was unknown, but now consider herself known after this. Also Josh Hamilton is fantastic as Kayla's lovable dad. There is not a single performance I did not buy in this movie. By the end, despite the misery and the unfortunate, there is light in the most difficult times.

A striking and empathetic portrayal of the "middle years" stage of growing up. At turns sweet, surprising, awkward, heartbreaking, and hopeful, it speaks to the perceived "weird kid" in all of us.

Interesante, te refleja bien la situación actual. El problema de la peli es que no tiene una historia centrada en un principio un desarrollo de la idea y un deselance; simplemente las cosas van pasando por que si, el drama es poco.

It bounces between fun, terrifying, hillarious and horrifying... much like eighth grade itself does. Kayla is a perfect vessel for the audience through the wonderful nightmare of middle school and Fisher is a revelation.

Extremely well done for a plot line that could’ve easily tanked. And wow was that ever so relatable on multiple levels. Well done.

It's rare for a film to capture the uncertainty and fragility of the 'tween' years as accurately as 8th Grade. Elsie Fisher's hesitating performance is excellent, and Burnham is an incredibly self-assured first time director. Lots of awkward, cringe inducing moments, but it never dips into melodrama and wraps up in a satisfying way (unlike adolescence).

So amazing and important. A great portrait of our times. Good to understand the youngest of now. Miss Sunshine of this decade.

A really funny, touching film, superbly acted, especially by the lead who's just so believable. Gave me an insight into an experience that I never would have had otherwise. Every parent should watch this film to see what their kids go through at this age. Having a loving, caring parent in your corner at such a time in your life is so crucial

Um om filme que conta a historia do inicio da adolescencia no final de seu nono ano, trilha sonora muito bem colocada, atuação boa,um bom filme.

The film doesn't have a big story to tell, but internal struggles of the main character can be perceived through all the scenes.

OKAY STORY TIME: I was a senior in high school when Lorde's Royals topped the charts. So much of media aimed towards younger viewers and audiences may come off with the delusions that they get us, but often they come off like a shirt at Walmart with #Relatable printed on the front. So when there was a ton of hollow pop songs trying to say "This is you and therefore this is for everyone," here's this New Zealand girl, around my age range, who came right out of nowhere with a smash hit against the norms about being broke and living in a nowhere town but still they wanna party it up with the rich crowd because who wouldn't, I was like "Yes! Finally! This is me!" And then I listened to the album it came from, Pure Heroine, and I was hooked and **** in with songs like Tennis Courts and Team and White Teeth Teens and ESPECIALLY Ribs, I just felt like someone who is still young finally gets it! It might seem like a weird way to write this review, but let me just say that watch Eighth Grade just made me say "Yes! Finally! Someone gets it!" Roger Ebert once wrote about the adaptation of Ghost World (which you should go watch) and said that he wanted to hug that movie. This is exactly how I felt about Eighth Grade. I wanted to hug Kayla and tell her that it's going to be okay and that she is absolutely wonderful...only to realize that as a grown man that's creepy as **** VnV This effect of emotion and caring largely came from the main brains behind this wonderful film, Bo Burnham (an absolutely hilarious comedian and a very talented man at that) just nails that type of honest emotion. It relies a lot on cringe humor with teachers dabbing and the intense fear of socializing with the cool kids who do not like you, but it all works because not only is it funny, but you also can relate to it. There's no artifice with overly stereotypical characters, it feels like real people having real discussions and the real feeling of happiness and white knuckle feeling of "Oh God I just embarrassed myself in front of everyone!" Seriously with all the uses of "likes" and "ums" and the use of social media in a natural way, the script is absolutely amazing! It makes the highs all the more high, and the lows all the lower. Like it has been a while for a film to make me feel that sinking feeling in my stomach like the car scene. There's an immediate comparison to be made for the films John Hughes made in the 80s like the Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink, which is a totally legit comparison, but the movie it most reminded me of is last year's Lady Bird, where I never felt like I was watching actors but real people in this real scenarios saying totally real things! The acting is also amazing too. Everyone in this movie is great. Literally no bad performance! Elise Fisher (mostly known for doing the voice of one of the girls in the first two Despicable Me films, so this is a real upgrade) carries this film! She is honestly terrific with this role and she makes you care for this girl, again it doesn't feel like an act but a real girl in middle school. Josh Hamilton is also great too being the awkward dad and him and Elise have terrific and believable chemistry. And that's the key word here, believable. I didn't feel like anyone was faking or over-dramatizing their roles! I didn't see actors, I saw people! The only complaint is that while Bo is a great writer, as a director it does feel a little rough. The movie goes for a naturalist approach, not exactly being polished but filming in a way where it feels more like voyeuristic approach (voyeurism isn't the right term but go with me), where you feel like you are there with the characters and not done like it would be in a professional film with tripods and steady cams and whatnot. Which can certainly work for the realness of the film, but there were points where it can feel a bit stagnant and lacking in variety. But I feel that what we've got from Bo for his first outing is still great and there were some shots here that felt like he knows what to do in terms of the film language, so hopefully over time he will learn more from how to make a film. Overall this is just a really good movie and I absolutely love it! Highly recommend it! I might bump it up to a 5 upon a second viewing, but either way no film this year has hit me in the same way this movie did!

Another "horror" hit from A24 - EIGHTH GRADE, that relatable feeling that you feel nothing can equal it. No class could teach you anything about growing up, but growing up ! It takes one to know one.

This has to be the most stressful and real middle school movie I’ve ever watched. It’s this generations coming of age story. Gucci.

Un tópico recurrente en el cine "indie", es mostrar el proceso de maduración y trance de adolescencia a juventud. Un buen ejemplo es Lady Bird, la película del año pasado que dió a Greta Gerwing reconocimiento en diversos festivales, e incluso le valió cinco nominaciones a los Oscar. Allí Greta explora la historia de una joven en el último año de preparatoria y la tensa relación con su madre, allí la historia se maneja básicamente por las tensas conversaciones entre madre e hija; acá las actuaciones logran transmitir todo, solo vemos a Kayla en sus actividades cotidianas y nos identificamos con ella, compartiendo todas sus dudas y problemas. Elsie Fisher hace un gran trabajo interpretando a Kayla. Entra las películas de este estilo con temáticas similares, esta destaca por no quedarse en el cliché y contar la historia políticamente correcta, sino que además explora otras temáticas poco convencionales, pero igual de cruciales. Una película con un tinte cómico con una historia de aceptación, honesta y conmovedora. No se pierdan Eighth Grade.

deserves much higher grade.. Eighth Grade Burnham's candid version of the current generations that chisels out art through commercialism, is the tap that not only they, but we all need. Holding no bars, this venture is definitely not for everyone. And not because of the gut-wrenching and bold decisions that it takes while exploring the characters, but the peeling of the nature in front of the audience which is cringeworthy to encounter. And it's that nakedness that Burnham isn't and shouldn't be shy about. Conveying the aspired message through a teenage psychology and no other perspective above it, it is a sweet home run on terms of getting that message written on banners that is loud and clear for all generations. The characters are three dimensional and genuinely real to a point, where you feel embarrassed on observing their day to day life since it feels like we are unnecessarily poking our nose in, on someone's life; YES, it is that real. It is often presumed, that too much accuracy and practical approach may extract out the cinematic experience, but if kept alive on screen in each frame with such ninja-like awareness, the euphoric energy never fades away. And this dose of exhilaration is in plethora and yet still it doesn't grow flat. The primary key to it, would be to foliate each emotion through its own tone, so that if there are ups and downs, it should sound reasonable and not mere compromise. Fisher is natural. She holds back emotions and expresses that with such buoyant nature, that it keeps giving you back what you expect it from, no matter what they say, she is "cool". The narration is neither elaborative nor adaptive, it is gripping and undoubtedly correct, now "correct" sort of script isn't something that is easily available, but we have a gold mine over here. And Burnham is well aware of it, he never takes his potential of the concept for granted, his execution is much more powerful than the script. His off screen presence can be felt by his sensational work with the help of an amazing cinematography. Not only the conversations written are pragmatic, but they are performed too with such accuracy that it can leave your head spinning. Overlapping of arguments, petty ideologies, different priorities among kids and the frame of reference that is bizarrely genius in here, are these tiny notions that amps up this 90 minute act. Burnham narrows down higher concepts to such simple terms, that you can feel the stakes with equal emotions that the character might be going through with, like when Fisher is about to open the door and join the pool party. This humane analysis of glorifying each tiny moments is what makes this non-crispy tale into a highly pitched cinematic experience. It is a much, much mature idea that Burnham has taken in hand, and his grip is firm and fair to the storytelling. Eighth Grade deserves much higher grade than it claims to be in, strike off the walls, this is not an indie film.

SO good! It was so real and raw, it felt like I wasn't watching a movie. Shed a positive light on self-confidence and self-worth. Learned a lot from this movie!

A film that connects with its audience by conveying a feeling of real genuine life. The lead character Kayla comes across as exactly how an eighth grade girl might feel and that is the biggest complement I can give to a film like this, nothing fake all real. Overall this is a solid 8 an A-.

While lacking a true plot like many A24 films, Eighth Grade succeeds in fantastic ways with its fantastic characters and acting, engaging story, brutally realistic capture of middle school life, realistic writing, and solid cinematography. The main character of Kayla hit me personally on so many notes and probably many others, which makes the film all the more special. Director Bo Burnham obviously understood exactly what modern middle school is like in a better way than most who try and succeeds where other modern coming-of-age stories/timepieces, like Boyhood, fail.

what a honest film from Bo Burnham for the condition of kids in this moder day. Played by "Agnes" from Despicable Me. LOL

Great film. It shows that stage in adolescence when you think whatever is happening in your life is the biggest thing ever. The actress does a very realistic portrayal.

Wow how is this film getting all this rave review? Is it because the director is a famous Youtube comedian and somehow that automatically makes this a great film? Eight Grade is by far one of the most generic coming of age film that literally has little plot, and has one of the most cliche/general character story ever. The cliche oozes from the first shot of the movie, that has little to no flare and side characters that are never developed at all despite them being essential in coming-of-age films. As a person that has seen Ladybird earlier this year, which was totally amazing, this film is so weak in comparison that it makes Ladybird the Citizen Kane of coming of age films. The main issue in this film is that although it has its sentimental moments and relatable moments with the girl and her father, the audience clearly knows where its going 100% all the time and there is little to no drama to any of what is happening on the screen. This film is literally a Film 101 to coming of age films but its so bare and stylistically bland that it develops pacing issues despite being a very condensed film. Worst of all is the fact 8th Grade is marketed as comedy despite the fact there is hardly any comedy in it. The lead girl is fine in her role, but everyone one else is a walking stereotype with absolutely 0 character development or anything worth of note. In fact, the majority of the time we spend in the film is just looking at the girl navigating her lonely existence, but it is weird because its seems like shes this new girl but she clearly has been there for a long time and has no friends. I'm not sure what the message is really. 8th Grade is by no means the worst film, but its generic premise and bland execution makes it one of the most forgettable film for this year. Its a shame that film criticism or appreciation is at such a all time low, that mediocre films like this gets unanimous praise across the board when it really doesn't have much going for it. Maybe kids will like it? But literally nothing happens in the film and I love coming of age films like Ladybird, The Way Way Back sh etc.What a shame.

Putting aside the unrealistically perfect character of Kayla's father (Josh Hamilton is fantastic, though) and some stereotypes that surround it, and a poorly-written subplot, Eighth Grade is an agonizingly accurate and authentic look at life’s the most universally awkward phase thanks to first-time director, Bo Burnham's painstaking attention to detail, astonishing use of music that captures the spirit of the titular time period, and Elsie Fisher's breakthrough performance who played her role achingly well. (8.5/10)

A bunch realistic, and is a movie we, as an audience, can put ourselves in.

Middle school or high school can be a place of enormous pleasure in the memories of people who spent a great time there and it can be a hell of memories for those who had a hard time there. Especially the outcasts and those who suffered bullying. Countless films have dealt with the subject and each one, depending on its release time, dealt with the typical problems of each generation. However, the youth of this last decade is in a way more intricate because it's a generation that lives perpetually attached to their cellphone and everything they do, they need to register it for the online masses. Eight Grade shows that essentially and that is all that sustains it. Eight Grade deals with an obviously lonely and incredibly innocent young girl who makes videos giving motivational advice which is surprising considering that she's barely able to make friends. I will not say that she suffers from depression but I do think she suffers from anxiety. We're seeing a girl without friends who lives an incredibly routine, day by day at her school with nothing remarkable happening to her. She has a crush on the typical bad boy who plays sports and obviously she's not within the grace of the ''popular girls'' Eight Grade is not a great story and neither is a great movie but the way it's done, the way in which its young protagonist takes the baton of the story and frankly the situations that surround her are genuine, or at least they feel genuine enough. That's what makes it stand out on many other films that deal with a similar subject. And maybe the best thing about it is that it gives us a main character who tries to make things work, who tries to adapt and make friends. She's not a young girl immersed in misery feeling sorry for herself and that's refreshing and even more so that despite the situations to which she exposes herself, she never betrays herself in order to fit in. Applause for its young protagonist; Elsie Fisher who is the true revelation of this film. Eight Grade is not a film that comes to innovate but knows how to make use of its strengths to take forward a story that remains relevant and is definitely a very good option for its generation and genre. And by the way I have to say it out loud. The music was **** annoying.

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