Good One review: A camping trip goes wrong in this perceptive coming-of-age-tale of a teenage girl betrayed by men
Sam (Lily Collias) is 17 and is gearing up for a weekend camping trip with divorced dad Chris (James Le Gros) and Chris's longtime best friend Matt (Danny McCarthy), who is also in the marital doghouse. As if the prospect wasn't groanworthy enough, Matt's son has cried off at the last minute.
The deeper they go, the more the two men fray at the edges, letting masks of control and irritability slip. Sam organically slips into the role of quiet shepherd, only for a near transgression by Matt, and Chris's apathy towards it, to really open her eyes to the dysfunction in her midst.
Delicately observed and allowing space for scenes to expand, Good One is a perceptive coming-of-age saga that speaks to the life-changing implications of just a small moment in our transition from youth to adulthood. Collias is a real find, her sulky but prematurely enlightened teenager a tangible blend of defiance and vulnerability.
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