I had never heard of this 2024 film, until David and I watched it one Saturday night as a "Svengoolie" alternate. The writing, direction and acting all made for a simply captivating experience.
Girls, I am telling you, the way writer/director Nicholas Coila, and actor Everett Blunck made Griffin come alive, it was the closest film I have ever seen that depicts exactly what I was like at that stage of life.
Which is to say Griffin takes things SO seriously. He is setting out to be the greatest playwright of his generation--move over, Ibsen and Chekhov. He corrals his friends into doing a work he describes as " 'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf' Meets 'American Beauty." I mean, this was EXACTLY the kind of thing I might have done at 14, and probably did, albeit with music, since I have always been devoted to musicals.
But other things come into Griffin's life that happen to him long before they ever did to me. I have to give him credit for running to NYC, something I could not bring myself to do, at the age of 14.
Life lessons are learned all around. And there are two superb adult performances by Melanie Lynskey and Owen Teague.
But 'Griffin' is Everet Blunck's show all the way.
He deserves some kind of award!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And, oh, my God, that is really ME up there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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