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In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- Blue Fox Entertainment
- 1 h 45 m
- 2024
- R
- Blue Fox Entertainment
- 1 h 45 m
Summary 16-year-old Lindy (Maddie Ziegler) is unexpectedly diagnosed with a reproductive condition, MRKH syndrome. The diagnosis upends her plans to have sex, her presumptions about womanhood and sexuality, her relationship with her mother (Emily Hampshire), and most importantly, herself.
Written By: Molly McGlynn
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- Blue Fox Entertainment
- 1 h 45 m
- 2024
- R
- Blue Fox Entertainment
- 1 h 45 m
Fitting In
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Summary 16-year-old Lindy (Maddie Ziegler) is unexpectedly diagnosed with a reproductive condition, MRKH syndrome. The diagnosis upends her plans to have sex, her presumptions about womanhood and sexuality, her relationship with her mother (Emily Hampshire), and most importantly, herself.
Written By: Molly McGlynn
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Metascore
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Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
68
86% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Though not without its rough edges, McGlynn’s film is emotionally raw and willing to engage with the complexities and nuances of her situation, providing a fascinating look at the intersectionality of burgeoning womanhood, intersex identity, and messy sexuality that doesn’t adhere to rigid or widely acknowledged labels.
Fitting In is kind of on-the-nose in the way it portrays the transference of attitudes.
Fitting In, which was inspired by McGlynn’s own experience with MRKH, is a sweet coming-of-age story that doesn’t sugarcoat the complicated nature of Lindy’s struggles. It examines preconceptions of gender and sex with frank warmth, and Ziegler’s considered performance is open-minded and unafraid, especially when scenes call for her to confront her sexual shortcomings.
It’s refreshing to see a sex comedy that recognizes that it’s really not all that simple for all of us.
While imperfect, Bloody Hell does entertainingly offer food for thought via an important overall point made in non-preachy form: Nature indeed does have room for variation in gender and sexual norms, no matter how loudly political or religious conservatives these days protest otherwise.
While Bloody Hell is undoubtedly courageous for dealing with many sensitive themes, the film struggles to find its pacing and keep the audience engaged in a story that sometimes feels too predictable.
Its revelations about gender, sexuality and identity tend toward the obvious, and sometimes veer into the facile.
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