2024 * R * 1h 29m I'll come right out and admit it, I love Aubrey Plaza and everything I've seen her in. For me it all started with her wonderful performance in Parks & Recreation and continued right up to this fine film. She's smart, attractive, and adds a quirkiness to all her roles.
Here she costars with the delightful and talented young actor Maisy Stella. The film opens with Elliott (Stella) and her two best pals. She's a couple weeks away from heading off to college and the three of them decide to take a trip on magic mushrooms. After ingesting them, Elliott is shocked by the appearance of her 39-year old self, played by Aubrey Plaza. The two of them have some heavy-duty conversations. To keep the the dialogue going, she gets her older version to put her number in her phone, which she IDs as "My Old Ass."
And lo and behold, they end up continuing their communications, and she receives quite a bit of advice. She isn't told too much about her fate, but is given some words of wisdom regarding love, life, relationships, and dealing with her family.
Obviously this is one of those movies that could loosely fall into the category of magic realism. But ultimately I though it was a sweet, heartfelt, and well-acted film.
4 out of 5 stars
Currently streaming on Prime Video.
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