Not exact matches
A character - focused melodrama fueled by a collection of outstanding performances by all three leads and beyond, Trust is a type of
film we see all too
rarely in this day and
age.
She gives a natural performance which we
rarely see at such a young
age and this holds the whole
film together; which is impressive considering the other excellent performances seen from her more experienced colleagues.
It's easy to sneer at these
films, which are at bottom sentimental, feel - good fantasies, but in fairness the Marigold
films do tackle issues like
ageing and death that
rarely get an airing in Hollywood.
Focusing on female roller derby — a sport
rarely depicted in cinema (aside from Drew Barrymore's excellent but underseen coming - of -
age drama Whip It)-- the
film centres upon the players who brought the game to Ireland.
It's your typical coming - of -
age story, but one that's handled with a certain level of maturity
rarely found in high school
films, and though the comparisons to «The Breakfast Club» may not be completely warranted, it's one of the few movies about high school that actually gets it right.
While writing Growing Up Global, I took a particular interest in the benefits of foreign
films for instilling global citizenship, and also realized how difficult it was to choose quality movies, since many of these are not rated, don't include
age - appropriate guidelines, and
rarely get the media attention of big Hollywood pics.