Crush (2013)
Crushfollows one of the most common trope of teen comedies : unreciprocated love . Only this clip the central characters are all queer , which is in and of itself a refreshing alteration . Directed by Sammi Cohen from a screenplay by Kirsten King and Casey Rackham , Crushis a sweet teen romance that it plays it far too safe for it to get to its full potentiality .
The story succeed Paige ( Rowan Blanchard ) , a bright immature artist who desperately want to hang a honored arts school day after graduate high school . The practical software command prompt that gives her pause asks her to call up her happy moment . Sadly , Paige ca n’t add up up with one . She hopes that Gabby ( Isabella Ferreira ) will be the one to give her a rightfully happy moment as she has been jam on Gabby for year . As she contemplate her future , an opportunity arises to join the track squad to get closer to Gabby . However , as with all large teen romanticism , things do n’t go as planned . Paige develops feelings for someone else , and that someone else is Gabby ’s sister AJ ( Auli’i Cravalho ) .
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The film has a relatively thin script full of crack and sassing , but little subject matter for the characters . This is all well and fine when the goal is to haveCrushbe a playfulness and enjoyable drive . A great deal of attention went towards the aesthetics of the film instead of the characters . From the quality ' costume to the filming , the film look for a level of consolation and trend that many teenaged comedies fail to have . copulate with charismatic actors , Crush’soverall sense and tone are delicious . However , it would have been decent if the picture did n’t play it so dependable and pushed to have its characters be more than what they are .
Blanchard is charming as Paige , a confident yet dorky artsy young lady whose societal standing at school is firmly in the middle . She is n’t unpopular and she is n’t the " it " young lady , which is refreshing to see because viewers rarely get leads that are n’t suffering from some inauspicious social dynamic at school . Even more refreshful to see her exist in a space where she is not the only lesbian within a 50 - mile radius . However , as competent as Blanchard is as the lead , she does n’t stand out as she should . Cravalho , in comparing , is bursting with charisma and is saddled with a fictitious character that is firmly in the supporting role . There is information that alludes to an piquant interior life , but audiences do n’t get any grownup mo for her until the third bit . If anything , the cast should have been reverse , as Cravalho has a palpable allure that Blanchard just does n’t exhibit .
Crushis in effect a good time and nothing else . The jokes quickly fade from retention and there is n’t much to be said of the part besides the fact they dress nicely . The actor are all biz and serve build up the moving picture ’s charm despite the handwriting doing them footling favors . There are a handful of quip that will get a chuckle , but with such hollow writing , it is hard to designate out anything else . However , Crushis intend to harbor and be a joyous experience featuring a fairy ensemble and it action that much at least . There is something to be enounce about this narrative being more worthy for a series like Netflix’sHeartstopperand Hulu’sLove , Victor . Luckily , Crushis not a turkey . It is effective at what it specify out to do and that is enough .
Crushis an adorable and capably made feature picture show that celebrates the cute and dorky romantic adventure of a lesbian teen . Charming , straightforward , and direct by a singular dramatis personae of gifted young actors , Crushwill sure as shooting be a teenage Latinian language that gains popularity over metre .
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Crushbegan streaming on Hulu Friday , April 29 . The film is 93 minutes foresighted and shop TV - MA .
