The script is simple enough, but manages to give you little insight. The cast is almost too good and while I haven't followed Dakota Fanning's career closely, I've never seen her perform better.
I agree with other commenters here... This is a simple story made awesome by good character development and great acting and direction. I'm a Trekkie. That interaction (and dialog) between the main character and the police officer made me so emotional.
An enjoyable and moving tale; a road trip about a young autistic girl boldly heading to LA to hand in her Star Trek script. Sensitively told, and with Fanning leading a strong cast, this is one film that probably won't live long and prosper in the long term, but still deserves a watch for anybody on their movie going journey.
You're not sure you'll like Please Stand By with Dakota Fanning until you realize you cannot be torn away. On Hulu. It's so good even when it's being precious. Even when it's being precocious. Even when it's overwritten. You'll be pinned to your Captain's Chair.
Why introduce the sweater thing as a thing at all if you're then gonna ignore it ? I don't know much about autism other than the spectrum is big and they like their routines. But I feel like those two things are huge.
Her condition would have been better portrayed as it is in The Good Doctor. As it was, half the time I forgot she was supposed to even be autistic. She just came across as awkward and antisocial, which are personality traits that don't actually mean a person is autistic.
Also, the ending didn't resolve much. Did the sister sell the house? (it had a for sale sign on the lawn in the last scene with the dog). If she didn't, the how did she afford to keep it when she couldn't before. Did she and her husband move wherever they were supposed to be going in the beginning? (was it supposed to be far away? Because, it kinda felt that way, like the sister was saying goodbye when she went to visit Wendy, and they couldn't take the piano with them) Did Wendy move in with them, or did she stay in the other house?
I feel like this movie had a lot of build up, but little pay off. She entered her script and lost the contest, fine. But what about everything else?
Dakota Fanning plays as a young adult autistic woman who runs away from her group home to enter a Star Trek screenwriting contest at Paramount Pictures. This was one of the most realistic representations of living on the autism spectrum that I have ever seen and it was incredible to see how this character processed her emotions and learned how to interact with the world. An absolutely beautiful film I would recommend to anyone looking for a story of discovery, resilience, and triumph.
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a friend of mine chose this movie for us to watch and let me tell you, at first we were just talking to each other checking our phones etc... but 5 mins in we were hooked! the acting is really good for the most part, great humour, great screenplay, you get the picture. Well if you are still reading this just stopand go watch it. (And if you like Star Trek you'll enjoy it even a lot more than a non fan like me certainly!)