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.
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.