In Unpregnant, a teenager finds herself pregnant and unable to get an abortion in her state without telling her mom. So she presses an ex-friend with a car into a road trip. And crazy things happen.
There are a lot of good things in this movie, but the best is Barbie Ferreira's hilarious performance as the quirky ex-friend.
During the road trip the two women relive past times in bad and good ways, argue, act supportive, act unsupportive, and meet some real weirdos, including a couple that become involved in a wildly funny chase sequence.
This movie treats the third rail of abortion with a light but persistant touch. The movie is unapologetic - Haley Lu Richardson's pregnant girl isn't required to explain or agonize on her decision - she is a decisive girl who has made a decision and that's just what's happening. The movie's politics are really subtext most of the way through, with the hijinx in the foreground, but it does eventually have some sharp commentary on the insanity of what Richardson is forced to go through.
I imagine if you're pro-forced-birth you will find this film horrendous on many levels, but if you're not, this is just terrific fun that hits the road trip sweet spot of wacky adventures and touching realizations.
Highly recommended.
There are a lot of good things in this movie, but the best is Barbie Ferreira's hilarious performance as the quirky ex-friend.
During the road trip the two women relive past times in bad and good ways, argue, act supportive, act unsupportive, and meet some real weirdos, including a couple that become involved in a wildly funny chase sequence.
This movie treats the third rail of abortion with a light but persistant touch. The movie is unapologetic - Haley Lu Richardson's pregnant girl isn't required to explain or agonize on her decision - she is a decisive girl who has made a decision and that's just what's happening. The movie's politics are really subtext most of the way through, with the hijinx in the foreground, but it does eventually have some sharp commentary on the insanity of what Richardson is forced to go through.
I imagine if you're pro-forced-birth you will find this film horrendous on many levels, but if you're not, this is just terrific fun that hits the road trip sweet spot of wacky adventures and touching realizations.
Highly recommended.