How to Build a Girl (2019) (original) (raw)
The journey of teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: A fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer. After moving to London, she gets a job as a music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family back in Wolverhampton.
The journey of teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: A fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer. After moving to London, she gets a job as a music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family back in Wolverhampton. (less)
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Writer: Caitlin Moran
Starring: Beanie Feldstein, Frank Dillane, Alfie Allen, Paddy Considine, Jameela Jamil, Edward Bluemel
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Review by Brian Orndorf, May 7, 2020
6 / 10
Beanie Feldstein made a sharp impression in last year�s �Booksmart,� handed a juicy role that provided opportunities for the actress to showcase her range as a dramatic and comedic talent. She did well with good material. Feldstein flies solo in �How to Build a Girl,� which is an adaptation of a 2014 Caitlin Moran novel (she handles screenplay duties), playing an English teenager who, in the early 1990s, receives a thorough education in the ways of maturation and selfishness. Feldstein is an odd choice for the part, but she throws herself into the role, taking on accent duties and cranking up ...read more...
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