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My Old Ass is a genre-bending coming-of-age story with a wild twist, directed by Megan Park. The film follows free-spirited Elliott (Maisy Stella), a teenager whose life takes an unexpected turn during her 18th birthday when a mushroom trip introduces her to a time-traveling version of herself-her 39-year-old "old ass" (played by Aubrey Plaza). What begins as a surreal encounter quickly turns into a hilarious and heartfelt journey as Elliott's older self starts dishing out unsolicited advice on love, family, and life choices, forcing young Elliott to rethink everything she thought she knew. Park, following up on her strong debut The Fallout, dives into absurdity with this sophomore film, blending stoner comedy, sci-fi, and emotional drama with just the right touch of Hallmark-style sentimentality. The small-town lake setting of Muskoka, Ontario, adds a postcard-perfect charm to the otherwise wacky narrative, creating a warm contrast to the film's offbeat humor and time-bending antics. Maisy Stella's portrayal of young Elliott captures the essence of teenage uncertainty and angst, while Aubrey Plaza's older Elliott injects the story with her signature dry wit and offbeat energy. Plaza's performance, which could have easily overshadowed the film, instead complements Elliott's more earnest journey, striking a balance between humor and heartfelt moments. Together, the two create a compelling dynamic that elevates the film beyond its quirky premise. While the film's surreal elements could have derailed into chaos, Park masterfully keeps things grounded, using the bizarre premise to enhance the emotional stakes. Elliott's internal struggles about growing up, love, and identity hit hard, and even though the film dips into melodrama, it maintains a level of authenticity that resonates. The supporting cast adds depth to the film, though some characters feel underutilized. Elliott's best friend Ro (Kerrice Brooks) is unfortunately relegated to the role of a sounding board, and her story arc feels a bit underdeveloped. Percy Hynes White's charming portrayal of Chad, Elliott's summer love interest, brings added tension as Elliott's older self warns her against pursuing him, creating a tug-of-war between her past and future desires. Despite a few familiar tropes, My Old Ass delivers a delightful mix of laughs, emotional beats, and chaotic energy. The film's exploration of identity, time, and the messy transition into adulthood strikes a chord, and Park's playful mixing of genres keeps the ride enjoyable, even if not every element perfectly lands. With its mix of sci-fi weirdness, heartfelt moments, and stoner comedy, My Old Ass will appeal to those looking for something unconventional but relatable. It's a sweet, funny, and sometimes nostalgic trip that punches with emotional force, often without you even realizing it. Though the film wraps up a little too quickly, it leaves a lasting impression-a fun, surprising, and emotional journey into the complicated world of growing up.

"My Old Ass" is a fun little movie. Maisy Stella is extremely cute, in a way that women her age probably don't want to be, you know in sort of a "pinch her cheeks and hang her on your Christmas Tree" kind of way. The conceit of incidentally summoning your 39-year-old self during a mushroom trip is a different angle on one of the most fascinating ideas in fiction: what if you could somehow know the future? There are a few problems, though, starting with the tag line. "What would you ask your older self?" turns out to be simply answered and very uninteresting: "Why are you giving me this advice?" "What does that mean? "Why are you telling me that?" The true tag line should be "What would you tell your younger self?" And that is, to me, a fascinating conceit. And the big problem with this movie. Aubrey Plaza's dialogue is terribly muddled. There really is only one big rule about these things: that the rules be internally consistent. For example: does the 39-year-old Elliott remember an older version of herself showing up during a mushroom trip on her eighteenth birthday, and, if so, did she find herself repeating, inadvertently, everything she was told twenty one years earlier? Does anything she tells her eighteen-year-old self have the power to change the future, or is it immutable? Or is the eighteen-year-old version off track and needs to act differently in order to keep "on track" in her life? Plaza's lines seem to cross all these possibilities and more. Sadly, some of Plaza's descriptions about "the future" are absurd and some of her advice terrible. Worse, I didn't think this kind of movie could be made in 2024. Without going into detail, I'd expect picketing from the LGBT community. The idea that an eighteen-year-old can not only summon her future self during a mushroom trip, but also keep in contact with her through somehow connecting through their phones is an idea with a lot of potential, but it's sadly not realized here. This is a fun little movie, but it could have, should have, been so much more.

I'm around the age old Elliot (Aubrey Plaza) is in the movie and the message hit me really hard. The actors had amazing chemistry and when it all comes together at last during the hug scene it hit me really hard. It's a story with a big heart; a coming of age, a coming to terms with the past, and a bridging of generations. I think it was well written and well acted by all. I recognize that others found it difficult that the old and young actresses aren't literal clones (come on people, you totally missed the point: gain some artistic license), but it was a non-issue for me. I can't recommend it enough-it was a beautiful, poignant piece that any self reflective person will find value in.

I cringed at the trailer some months ago. And when it was the Monday mystery movie at my AMC tonight, I almost walked out. Especially the first 30 minutes. But some of the messages were extremely moving. Decent acting from everyone. There's drug use and rampant sexuality on display. It's quite annoying. But perhaps that is part of the formula for the story-telling. Part Twilight Zone, part Plahouse 90. This lead character gains an appreciation for her family and the unpredictability of life. A number of us in the audience were in tears. Beautiful scenery and photography. Where's that damn Kleenex?

Saw this as a "mystery" movie, but even when I saw the preview a month ago, I wasn't too excited & my wife said hard pass. Definitely wouldn't have spent money on this, but my wife thought it was funny that this was the mystery movie. The premise of being able to turn back time by meeting your older self is interesting, but everything else is kind of clunky & forced. The best scene was the Bieber performance(reality vs her perception), by far. The whole lesbian storyline seemed super forced & kind of unnecessary. It didn't really add anything to the story other than to be "progressive" for the modern audience trope that plagues too many movies & TV shows nowadays. This movie would have benefitted greatly by leaving that plot line out. Just make up your mind what you want your movie to be. Make it gay/lesbian love story, or don't. It seemed more like an identity crisis story rather than a coming of age story.

There is no subject one of the worst low budget movies ever. I can't even think about something worse than this movie we were party of five we literally slept. I wish they can give us a refund that much. It was bad even in the theater. There were people living in the middle of the movie. I haven't seen such a thing a long time ago since black and white movies the year was empty and people were yawning. It says comedy there is nothing to laugh. It's just nonsense. We've felt like we wasted one and a half hour of our lifetime for nothing that much. It's bad. Don't waste your money here just terrible.

Another pleasant surprise! Went into this film (it was the Regal Mystery Movie on 9/9) with NO excitement at all - in fact I thought I would hate it outright, but I decided to suffer through it because I was going to have a livestream discussion about it later. Imagine my utter JOY when I got to the end of the movie and absolutely loved it! The acting, story, messaging - in all of its positive, uplifting, joyful, heartbreaking glory - make this coming of age tale well worth your time. The evolution the main character goes through is SO well-crafted and effective, that I am still blown away by how much I enjoyed the journey with her as a whole. Video review available on my YouTube channel.

I think I found the most homophobic and lesfobic film among all those I have seen so far! This film is terrible and disgusting, the story is so trivial and ridiculous as to make goosebumps come, she falls in love with him without anything interesting happens there is no feeling any kind of involvement 2 looks 4 words and she It becomes from gay to straight everything in a few hours of life, and this makes this screenplay even more disgusting, in my opinion the script is so trivial and inherent because it is created only to go against the gay community, if you wanted to create a story against the gay community there You did you also do an excellent job, if you want to watch this movie do it but you will not find any feeling no inspiration nothing of nothing, you will find only things that happen without any sense, and things that happen without meaning, dishonest movie !!

Greetings again from the darkness. Eighteen-year-old Elliott is counting down the twenty-two days remaining until she leaves home for her freshman year of college. For anyone who was once 18 or has raised an 18-year-old, you know that 22 days is the future. Writer-director Megan Park follows up her excellent feature film debut, THE FALLOUT (2021), with a different tone, albeit another one that focuses on the stress of being a teenager. Maisy Stella landed the role of Daphne on the series "Nashville" at a very young age, and even got to sing on the show with her sister Lennon. Her role as Elliott is her feature film debut, and she proves to be quite charming in front of the camera, with a nice screen presence. A camping trip with her friends Ro (Kerrice Brooks) and Ruthie (Maddie Ziegler) leads to a trip on mushrooms that has the friends hallucinating, while something altogether more extreme happens with Elliott. Coming face-to-face with one's future self while sitting on a log in the woods can only be described as fantastical. Aubrey Plaza plays from-the-future thirty-nine-year-old (not 40!) Elliott, and though she doesn't have much screen time, her trademark snark fits well, and the scenes with both Elliotts are quite fun. However, this isn't the typical Hollywood body swap/share. The cool twist is that the situation allows for the age-old unsolvable dilemma: what advice would your older self give your younger self if that were possible? While attempting to walk a fine line, the wisdom passed along includes be nice to your mom and your family, and understand that "time goes by so fast". One final bit of counseling involves 'avoiding Chad'. At this point, young Elliott had no idea who Chad is or why she should avoid, but of course, she finds out quickly. Chad (Percy Hynes-White, "Wednesday") turns out to be a college student working on the family cranberry farm. He's also exceedingly nice and Elliott struggles mightily against falling hard for him. Yes, this is the same Elliott who we've seen in intimate situations with local barista Chelsea (Alexandria Rivera). At its core, this is a contemporary story where a teenager is searching for identity and meaning. Other supporting cast members include Maria Dizzia as mom, Al Goulem as dad, and Seth Isaac-Johnson and Carter Trozzolo as Elliott's brothers - one addicted to golf, the other obsessed with actress Saoirse Ronan (complete with a funny visual). Some cliches are almost necessary in this type of story, but a mushroom trip featuring a Justin Bieber sequence to "One Less Lonely Girl" is both funny and creative. Offering advice to one's younger self in an attempt to save her from pain is understandable, but can we figure out life at age 18 even if we cheat and get input from our 'middle-aged' self? In fact, what filmmaker Park has done is create a dual coming of age story - one for teens and one for adults. And if you don't like the messages ... well ... at least eat your salmon while it's still around! In select theaters on September 13, expanded release on September 20, and wide release on September 27, 2024.

The story: Girl sees her future self. Future self tells her only to not get involved with chad. Girl meets chad and falls in love with him, and has sex with him. Future sex comes back and reprimends her. Girl ask why she can't be with chad. Future self tells her it's because he's so amzing that in the future he'll die, and she'll be too sad. Girl decides to be with him anyway, and future self becomes alright with that as well. That's the whole movie. She doesn't explain time travel, or does anything useful with it. Required characters: 74 Required characters: 74 Required characters: 74 Required characters: 74.