That said, it still brings enough originality through Nadine. A poignant film, The Edge of Seventeen has many cliches from the wise teacher to the meet-cute with a guy in Nadine's class, as well as her fumbling through a potential sexual encounter with her dream guy. Everything Nadine is not, she feels deeply hurt that her best friend has betrayed her and, in Nadine's eyes, grown past her. All of this is the formula for Nadine's breakdown when Krista begins to date Nadine's brother, Darian (Blake Jenner). Now, she is stuck with depression, a brother who is popular, and a mother who has never gotten on well with her. Since that time, Nadine's father - her at-home best friend - died. However, her best friend - Krista (Haley Lu Richardson) - has been with her since second grade. Different from the other kids, she has always had trouble making friends. The Edge of Seventeen focuses on 17-year old Nadine (Steinfeld). At her side, Woody Harrelson turns in his best performance in years. In a powerhouse performance, Hailee Steinfeld grabs the film by the reins and steers it home, furthering cementing her status as a rising star in the acting world. While an incredibly funny film, it still manages to pull back the curtain on depression and shows what low self-esteem can do to a person who is already on the outskirts of the social world. While now a trendy topic, The Edge of Seventeen still remains an important film due to its approach to growing up in the digital age. Somehow the directorial debut of Kelly Fremon Craig, the film is polished, smart, witty, and a poignant look at the depressed/ostracized teenager of today. While now a trendy topic, The Edge of Seventeen still remains an important The Edge of Seventeen is nothing short of a brilliant work. The Edge of Seventeen is nothing short of a brilliant work. It seemed to have a very triumphant tone to it and I highly recommend anyone watching it. I just fell in love with the cast by the end of the movie and I'm probably going to re watch it again. By the way she is insanely gorgeous and I haven't seen her in anything before but she gave a real tour de force. It was refreshing to me how much I could relate to Hailee Steinfeld's character especially as a guy. Yet the movie was consistently hilarious when it wanted to be and was all so beautifully shot. The first half hour felt almost like a sucker punch with the unabashedly inconsiderate main characters who seem more and more like people I know throughout the movie. But I did end up seeing it and thought it was freaking amazing. So I was considering just putting off seeing it. Also while I was working one of my co-workers was kind of crapping on it because he thought it looked like a chick flick. But I did end up seeing it and thought it was This movie attracts a lot of hipsters at the theater that I work at. This movie attracts a lot of hipsters at the theater that I work at.
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