'My Old Ass' A Review

My Old Ass is a coming-of-age dramedy about Elliott(Maisy Stella) a teen living in rural Canada on her parents cranberry farm the summer before she heads off to college in Toronto. During a mushroom trip her older self played by Aubrey Plaza manifests to give her advise.

Stella is blithely charming as the lead with an age appropriate streak of obliviousness and self centeredness which at times grates although part of the story is her evolution. Plaza is fun and mysterious and the two have great chemistry. Percy Hynes White as Elliott's love interest Chad is awkward if mildly compelling and the two have a connection that doesn't really feel genuine until the end. The supporting cast are all solid, Elliott's two friends, her parents and brothers, but they don't have much screen time to do much with.

Visually competent if relatively nuts-and-bolts for a low budget indie, the soundtrack is effective and catchy, but overall the production elements are more serviceable than creative aside from one fantastic Justin Bieber dream sequence. Its a great idea, has ambition, and the cast is talented but it doesn't fully come together or deliver on its full potential.

Pleasant, breezy, occasionally a bit on-the-nose, but mostly fun. Low impact.

Currently in theaters, coming soon to VOD.

Rent It.