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My Old Ass Is Low-Key Devastating
Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza star in a rewarding coming-of-age story about getting the chance to advise your teenage self.
The burst of magical realism that puts 18-year-old Elliott Labrant (Maisy Stella) in contact with her 39-year-old future self (Aubrey Plaza) does lead to some funny moments, like when the teenager demands to lock lips with her double. While she hasn’t been shy about announcing her eagerness to leave to anyone who’ll listen, her home is downright idyllic — a community perched on a glassy waterfront, peppered with small businesses and islands where three teenagers can camp out for the night to do magic mushrooms. And present day Elliott, played with lived-in ease by Stella, is a winning creation, in all her brash confidence and bursts of obliviousness — someone who, in contrast to typical depictions of teens as only half formed, is so certain of who she is that she’s aghast when anything threatens to reveal she has more to learn.
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