This past Saturday a friend of mine recommended a  movie called, The Edge of Seventeen. I had nothing better to do so I decided to watch it on my phone in my room.  Honestly, I was not a fan. The movie is about a seventeen year old girl, played by Hailee Steinfeld, who struggles with being awkward and being an outcast. She dealt with the passing of her father at a young age and was stuck with her mother, played by Kyra Sedgwick, and her brother, played by Alexander Calvert. Her and her mother did not see eye to eye at all and her brother was absolutely perfect at everything. To make things worse, the only friend she does have, played by Haley Lu Richardson, starts to change and develops an interest for her brother. Through the entire movie she struggles to cope with all of the problems in her complicated teenage life, with the help of her favorite teacher, played by Woody Harrelson.

          The movie had it’s silly and witty parts, but most of it was dull. The whole film is basically just watching this awkward teen complain about life and honestly, it gets boring. It seems like the maker of the movie may have been trying to appeal to teens of Nadine’s, the main character, age group who have similar problems. However, nothing seemed to get much better for her so it was kind of just a bummer. At the end, she did seem a little more optimistic, but nothing much really changed in her life.

          Nadine seemed unstable and she felt like the world was against her. All through the movie you expect this resolution that never comes. You expect her to find herself and  make everything better, but she doesn’t. Maybe for this temporary time she has everything under control, but it clearly will not last. The movie seems to end in the middle of the story, like there is still so much that needs to be said. The movie also feels rushed.

         Of course, it all depends on the perspective. Maybe, if you’re an optimistic person you’ll see the movie differently. Perhaps, Nadine will find herself and life will be a lot better for her. I do feel the teacher played by Woody Harrelson was a favorable character. He was the only person Nadine could really open up to. His personality was humorous and you can tell he truly cares for Nadine, although he doesn’t show it much. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend the movie and I wouldn’t watch it again. However, if you’re into indie-type films with subtle comedy, then maybe you’ll enjoy it.