Please Stand By

Not sure why this isn't more well-liked, but it would've at least gotten alot more attention if it had been called To Boldly Go. Fanning gives a great performance & brings a likeability to a character that might've felt cold. The script - adapted from a play, but never feeling like it - takes her through a journey of unpredictable dilemmas. Some moments work out a little too conveniently but overall it always feels like a lot's at stake. The P. Oswalt scenes also deliver unexpected laughs.

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Please Stand By does feel pretty generic--its autistic character can't make up for a relatively cookie-cutter plot--but it's watchable and even somewhat compelling. Its protagonist is one to root for, and her journey isn't an unpleasant one. While this may not be a great movie, it's a decent one and it's not one you'll likely dislike. It won't leave much of an impact and it doesn't transcend its borders, but it makes for a perfectly serviceable watch.

(Even) the Star Trek script sounded a lot more interesting than the movie itself was. Normally, I like Fanning, but she was nowhere near believable in this one. She didn't have much to work with, though.

Değişik 1 film. Dakota Fanning aşırı otistik bir karakteri canlandırmış. Toni Collette de, Dakota'ya yardım eden doktor rolünde başarılı. Star Trek senaryosu yazan Dakota, köpeği ile Paramount Pictures'a doğru yolculuğa çıkar. O yolda başına gelmeyen kalmaz. Sonuç olumsuz bitse de yapılan çaba boşuna değil. Beni bekle geleceğim. Senaryomu vereceğim. Sonra geri döneceğim.

Fanning, Colette, & Eve all do the best with what they have, but the problem is that they don't have much. The plot is very paint-by-numbers, and while the premise is interesting the uniqueness of it is never really capitalized on. It has some fun moments and a few good laughs, and was clearly written as a letter to aspiring writers- which I appreciate- but it's ultimately nothing too special. Worth a watch, if you're a fan of the cast or are a writer yourself.

Eh. I suppose it counts in its favour that unlike other movies of this kind, we're actually told that the script is fucking terrible and we know she's never going to win. Here, it really is the journey, not the destination that is important. But I dunno. I can live with all the implausible things happening, but I never know how to feel about the character. Is she simply autistic in a harsh world made for neurotypicals or is she in fact kinda entitled and annoying but learns and grows out of it?

I love movies that I can pay no attention to it AT ALL and eat the whole time and still miss nothing. But any movie with a dog in it can't be very bad, right?

63.50