Sunday, November 21, 2021

Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)

 'Words on Bathroom Walls' is a coming of age film about an aspiring cook and high school senior dealing with the onslaught of schizophrenia, which in his case includes the visual hallucinations of people played by AnnaSophia Robb among others. Solid supporting cast includes Molly Parker as the supportive mother, Walter Goggins as the perspective step father, and Andy Garcia effectively cast against type as a sympathetic priest. Taylor Russell is quite winning as the young man's love interest, but lead Charlie Plummer makes the whole thing work and anchors the film, he's going to have a great career. I think of this as a lesser, but still good, 'Perks of Being a Wallflower'. ***

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