Solid movie and Nico is very talented just like her mother.
Mostly run of the mill fare but with some very solid performances that keep it afloat
A warm and sad film that has some thought provoking moments.
Woody Harrelson always gets me with his charisma, whoever he plays it's always believable. The girl playing Doris also did a great job.
Hard not to notice how shallow and dumb most of the American teenagers are these days. It's good there are "not normal" kids like her character still.
Nice movie. Great acting. A star is born, Nico has a bright future.
The description of this movie doesn't lie: it is a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of upcoming (and current) grief. Where this movie is unique is that it threads the needle in what it is trying to accomplish. We've seen this movie dozens of times before, but this movie seems to bring a fresh take on the themes. Yes, the movie is partly about grief, but it is never without hope. It doesn't beat you over the head with the grief and there is no melodramatic music playing in the background. In other words, it isn't a Hallmark movie. It also helps that the leads are absolutely fantastic.
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Review by TheLazyReviewerBlockedParent2024-02-11T02:13:44Z
Film 59 (Goal: 300) of 2024
When I started this film, I almost immediately critiqued myself. A few years ago, I went all out on film watching, watching 500 films (...yep) in 1 year. That included a lot of random streaming releases. This year I've decided to make film watching a priority, to eat into the 350+ films on my watchlist, and the 200+ films across my streaming services. And I was only going to add the big films across streaming.
So long story short, when I came across Suncoast, without any fanfare, I immediately contradicted that and jumped on it for 2 reasons - it was a 2024 release (which I don't have many so far) and it starred Woody Harrelson, who I'm obviously a big fan of. And within the first 10 minutes, I thought I had made a bad decision. But as Suncoast goes on, I was drawn into the performances and the characters. I saw a comment stating this is standard fare, and it is, but also not. The characters around Doris don't act likes stereotypical films would, and this film is better for it. The film lifts immediately with Woody Harrelson's introduction but Nico Parker also anchors the film with a surprisingly strong performance. Her group of friends also do a good job supporting her and you'll go on a journey with Laura Linney's performance.
Overall, Suncoast is a surprisingly lovely little film. I doubt it'll be in anyone's top 10 films of the year but you'll watch a lot worse films than this.