I watch films to learn or be uplifted. Carrie Pilby, now on Netflix, uplifted me. Based on a young adult novel about a quirky teenage protege from London who went to Harvard when she was fourteen, this comedy went down easy. Bel Powley as Carrie hits all the right notes with her big expressive eyes and wry reactions to a weird world. Her therapist is played by Nathan Lane; her father by Gabriel Byrne. Can't go wrong there. Carrie's mother died, she is at odds with her father, and her therapist suggests a list of goals to accomplish to help acclimate her to relationships and so-called normal life interactions so Carrie won't end up being a brilliant but unhappy, lonely person. I didn't think this coming-of-age story would be my genre, but I liked the trailer and gave it a try. I enjoyed all the bit actors and just went with the flow of this light film.
Review of Carrie Pilby
