Please Stand By

Name: Please Stand By
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: January 26, 2018
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Alice Eve, Dakota Fanning, Jessica Rothe, Marla Gibbs, Matt Corboy

2018

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: January 26, 2018 | PG-13

Starring: Alice Eve, Dakota Fanning, Jessica Rothe, Marla Gibbs, Matt Corboy, Matthew Cardarople, Michael Stahl-David, River Alexander, Stephanie Allynne, Toni Collette

Summary: A young autistic woman (Dakota Fanning) runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood.

Director: Ben Lewin

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 93 min

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Rex Reed

Jan 26, 2018

It’s a long haul, but Please Stand By, meticulously directed by Ben Lewin (The Sessions), chronicles the pitfalls, terrors and triumphs of the trip with heart-wrenching realism. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Jan 25, 2018

[Fanning] plays Wendy as a person and not a condition. Read full review

Marissa Martinelli

Jan 25, 2018

It’s a relief to see an autistic woman played as more than simply a bundle of symptoms. Read full review

Keith Watson

Jan 22, 2018

Dakota Fanning's Wendy is less a truly thought-through character than a compendium of quirks. Read full review

April Wolfe

Jan 25, 2018

The film itself is often flat, akin to a very well-directed after-school special crafted exclusively to dramatize what it might be like to either live on the high-functioning end of the spectrum or care for someone who’s there. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Jan 23, 2018

It’s hard to be persuasive, though, when your protagonist comes across as a collection of quirky tics rather than a credible human being. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jan 16, 2018

A picture whose picaresque premise holds more promise that its star or director deliver. Read full review

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Bizzylorenzo70

Sep 10, 2018

Bravura performance by Dakota Fanning here, with excellent support from Toni Collette, Alice Eve, and Patton Oswalt (in a small but important role). Fanning portrays Wendy, a young woman with autism who is determined to get to Los Angeles to submit her Star Trek based script for a ParamountBravura performance by Dakota Fanning here, with excellent support from Toni Collette, Alice Eve, and Patton Oswalt (in a small but important role). Fanning portrays Wendy, a young woman with autism who is determined to get to Los Angeles to submit her Star Trek based script for a Paramount Pictures contest. It may break your heart more than once, but I felt the trek was well worth it in the end. Sharp writing from Michael Golamco based on his own play.This film really surprised me in a most positive way.… Expand

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aguila9

May 1, 2018

Simple, but not obvious or made to please. Honest, but not pandering or pulling strings. I saw reviews basically demanding a dramatic roll-coaster performance of Fanning. Maybe something like a parody of the illness. No thank you. Like the illness itself, there’s no attempt to make theSimple, but not obvious or made to please. Honest, but not pandering or pulling strings. I saw reviews basically demanding a dramatic roll-coaster performance of Fanning. Maybe something like a parody of the illness. No thank you. Like the illness itself, there’s no attempt to make the main character linear or telegraphed. It plays like a day in the life with the honesty of capturing common-folk lives rather heroic happenings. And so of we go in a truly mundane, believable, and more importantly, entertaining adventure in an autistic woman’s life. It is an indie film and wears the badge proudly.… Expand

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Dubeau

Jan 28, 2018

Please Stand By is a beautiful film. Of course it's not exactly faithful to the sickness, because it would be hard to write a story around it. But you get a good view of some symptoms and difficulties of autism. The acting is quite good and certainly convincing enough. The Star Trek side isPlease Stand By is a beautiful film. Of course it's not exactly faithful to the sickness, because it would be hard to write a story around it. But you get a good view of some symptoms and difficulties of autism. The acting is quite good and certainly convincing enough. The Star Trek side is a bridge for something else, like for many Star Trek fans. And in that sens the film is very respectful toward Trek, autism and those who lives with them. I had a nice time watching the movie and I give it a 72%.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Mar 17, 2019

There's certainly commitment from Dakota Fanning but the story by itself barely makes up for the time invested. I wanted more and the film failed to deliver.

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