Way Past Cool
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Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings
- Summary: Based on the award-winning best seller by Jess Mowry, Way Past Cool is a coming-of-age story told in reverse -- the moving tale of a group of young black kids and their fight to reclaim their childhood. (Redeemable Features)
- Director: Adam Davidson
- Genre(s): Drama
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Positive: 1 out of 3
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90It’s a magical little movie about a most unmagical subject.
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60Unfortunately, its inescapable comparison is to David Gordon Green's "George Washington," made the same year as Mr. Davidson's film but with a far greater sense of style and a more profound grasp of the fragility of young lives. Way Past Cool can't stand up to that kind of competition.
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60Davidson's young cast is remarkable, engaging and guilelessly funny without being so cute that their calculated actions ring false.
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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