(Jason Singleton’s vivid production design also includes the ebullient clutter of Danni’s apartment, an expressive contrast to the composed symmetry of her parents’ well-appointed place.)Īt work, and apparently everywhere else, Danni is friendless. She’s a photo editor at media outlet Depravity, vying for attention within its hyper-colorful open-space plan, one that, like most such gestures against barriers, adheres to a hierarchy where private offices are coveted. At the center of the helmer’s second outing, newcomer Mia Isaac ignites the screen with grief and anger, a fiery counterweight to Deutch’s flimsy pretender, and a far more emotionally effective role for Isaac than her turn in the recently released misfire Don’t Make Me Go.ĭeutch’s Danni and Isaac’s Rowan meet at a support group for people who have been directly affected by violence - the crucial difference between them being that Rowan’s experience, a mass shooting in her school, was real, while Danni’s proximity to a terrorist bombing is the stuff of fiction. She also has an eye for talent, as she proved with the exceptionally well-cast Blame (one of whose standouts, Nadia Alexander, has a key supporting role here). Shepard’s reach might exceed her grasp, but she takes risks and is a filmmaker of notable promise. The tone wavers between broad swipes, sharp zings and character insight, the satire not so much sustained as striking in bursts. There’s no question of the finger-on-the pulse perceptiveness of the dark comedy, which premieres July 29 on Hulu, but it’s less deep than it wants to be, more muddled than hard-hitting. With Not Okay, she adopts a wider view than that of her girlhood-focused debut, Blame: A school shooting is a crucial background element of the story, and a late-night drugstore run for Plan B is effortlessly worked into the action. Shephard, still in her 20s, understands the world of American youth, the cultural tropes and personality types, the THC and Lexapro, the dopamine hits delivered via smartphone notification ping. Cast: Zoey Deutch, Mia Isaac, Embeth Davidtz, Nadia Alexander, Tia Dionne Hodge, Negin Farsad, Dylan O'Brien
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