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How to Build a Girl
2020 102 min United Kingdom, United States of America R 18+
★6.6
Comedy
Director: Coky Giedroyc
🎭 Based on
«How to Build a Girl»
byCaitlin Moran
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Description
The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Based on Caitlin Moran's bestselling semi-autobiographical novel.
US Gross:
$70,632
Starring
Beanie Feldstein
Actor
Cleo
Actor
Dónal Finn
Actor
Awards
2 wins total
Key opinion
How to Build a Girl is a spirited coming-of-age comedy that captures the earnest energy of its protagonist's journey into rock journalism. While the film is praised for its charming performances and nostalgic tone, it is often seen as a standard entry in the genre that concludes with an unsatisfying, abrupt resolution.
| Acting | Beanie Feldstein delivers a committed performance that drives the film's coming-of-age narrative. | |
| Originality | The film utilizes an imaginative device where historical icons offer counsel to the protagonist, grounding the story's whimsical tone. | |
| Ending | The narrative momentum suffers from a sudden and underdeveloped conclusion that fails to provide a bright or satisfying finale. | |
| Emotion | Viewers are split on the overall impact, with some finding the journey through 1970s rock culture engaging while others view the final result as average or underwhelming. |