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My Old Ass is a 2024 American comedy-drama science fiction film written and directed by Megan Park. It stars Maisy Stella in her film debut, Percy Hynes White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks, and Aubrey Plaza.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024. It was given a limited theatrical release in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on September 13, 2024.

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I recently saw this at a secret movie screening, and what a snoozefest. It was like a Hallmark movie if those allowed for minor drug use and the current obsession younger people have with gender ideology.

Comedy is obviously subjective, but it'd help if anything funny actually occurred. I mean, it's one thing to not find a film's brand of comedic hijinks amusing, but there's just no meat on these bones. It's a bunch of pleasant conversations and light interactions between fairly jovial people, which is as interesting to watch as it sounds. There's a slight hint of an almost near-conflict here and there, but the filmmakers don't seem terribly interested in anything that isn't nice. I liked one bit where a character discusses how we almost never know ahead of time when something is our last experience (last time riding bikes with friends, or whatever) as I've often thought about that kind of thing before. It was a brief moment, though, and then the movie returned to being rather dull.

This could have been amusing and interesting if they had any fun with the premise of talking to your adult self via text, or gave the proceedings some kind of life, but it all feels quite underbaked and limp. Also, don't go in expecting much Aubrey Plaza as she's only in a couple bookend scenes (that don't even do much with her, frankly).

Maybe it would've helped if I was a Canadian woman in the 18 to 40 range ;)


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This was one of the sweetest, loveliest, and most genuinely enjoyable movies I’ve seen in a long time. Despite the sci-fi premise it’s a pretty small, intimate movie that feels lived in and organic, very humanistic in a loving way. The lead actress exudes authenticity and charisma, she did an amazing job in particular, but the whole cast was great. I laughed a lot and also cried like a big gay baby… the story and characters moved me to a place that’s deeply touching. One of my favorite movies this year. A

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I didn't realize I never posted a review, but I saw this at the Marcus Mystery Movie screening.

My thoughts:

"My Old Ass" is an absolutely lovely film. It strikes a perfect balance between humor and heartfelt moments. Maisy Stella delivers a terrific performance, and she has great chemistry with Percy Hynes White. Aubrey Plaza is also great in a supporting role.

This film is undoubtedly one of the year's best so far and is a must-see for fans of coming-of-age stories. I can't wait to watch it again when it's officially released. My only complaint is I would have liked it to be longer.

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Lovely and heartfelt. Considering how much I hated Maisy Stella in "Nashville" I thought she was great here, and Aubrey Plaza is becoming one of my favorite actresses to the point where everything she's in is a must-see. A-


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