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Am I OK? Film Review

1/26/2022

 
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Screenshot from the online Q and A for the Am I OK? film. Ohoto by Joy Bennett.
Sorry to say this movie didn't do much for me.  As much as I admire the star, Dakota Johnson; and the comedienne Tig Notaro, who directed and produced the film, along with her partner Stephanie Allynne, it seems they were more or less just dialing this one in.  I watched Am I OK? this afternoon through the Sundance Film Festival website.  It just seemed like a fairly mundane story of a thirty-something woman discovering she is gay.  The film is just OK, and while it was enjoyable at times, I don't believe this film lived up to its potential, given the talents and appeal of the folks involved. 

There was one scene that was very funny though, with Tig Notaro playing a New Age type guru character.  I wish there would have been more scenes that were as funny and insightful as that one.  

The film had a tepid quality almost throughout, and not much of the heightened reality and sensitivity true art displays.  Not to say it's not a fairly light, diverting gay romantic comedy.  It is, and I'm sure folks will enjoy it.  But I know these talented individuals could have done much better if they had dug just a bit deeper.  

The film was screened as part of the Sundance Film Festival, which runs online through 1/30/22.  Tickets and more information about the festival are available at sundance.org.  

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