Friday, August 28, 2020
Words on the Bathroom Walls
High schooler & aspiring chef Adam (Charlie Plummer) suffers from schizophrenia which get him transferred to a new school & put on a new experimental drug for a second chance. Adam struggles to hide his secret & appear normal in his new environment. He is stuck between a rock & a hard place, hearing the voices in his head & the side effects of his new medication. He meets & begins to connect with Maya (Taylor Russell), a super smart girl with a secret of her own. At home, he has trouble dealing with his single mom’s boyfriend. AnnaSophia Robb plays one of the voices in Adam’s head & Andy Garcia is the confessional priest. This is an eye opening story of a schizophrenic told through his eyes as he sees his world. It is a heartbreaking film as this individual struggles with being labeled as a crazy person when he just wants to feel normal like everyone else.
Alien gives it 3½ “straight jacket” stars out of 4.
