The Edge of Seventeen

Overview

Genre: Comedy/drama

Duration: 1h 44m

Release Date: November 18th 2016

Kelly Fremon Craig

Director: Kelly Fremon Craig - an American screenwriter, producer, and film director born on January 1st 1981 in La Habra, California, United States

Where to watch: Netflix (subscription)

Distributed by: STX Entertainment

Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner and Kyra Sedgwick

Plot

Nadine has problems with her mother and brother and considers her father as her only ally. However, things take a turn for worse for her when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her brother.

My personal opinion

I would give this movie a 6.5/10 - I thought it was okay but it wasn't my favourite film. The story was kind of flat and there was no real suspense or climax but other than that I liked it. The acting was great and I thought the whole thing was very relatable to teens and what they go through in their lives. So sad to see Nadine go through it all alone. Sobbed my brains out.

My favourite quotes from this film are...

(Not in order)

1.  “I just had a horrible thought… I’m going to have to spend the rest of my life with myself.” — Nadine Franklin
2. “You know, ever since we were little, I would get this feeling like… Like I’m floating outside of my body, looking down at myself… And I hate what I see… How I’m acting, the way I sound. And I don’t know how to change it. And I’m so scared… That the feeling is never gonna go away.” — Nadine Franklin
3. “My entire generation is a bunch of mouth breathers. They literally have a seizure if you take their phone away for a second, they can’t communicate without emojis, and they actually think that the world wants to know that they are “eating a taco, exclamation point, smiley face, smiley face”, like we give a fuck.” — Nadine Franklin