Scrambled

I caught this on cable one late night and stayed up to finish watching it. I was surprised about the low rating as I really liked it. It was funny and I never lost interest. Very touching and with enough touch of reality. The main character was masterfully acted. I am not sure that I buy the feminist twist on freezing eggs as I consider it mostly just refusal to "grow up" and sacrifice what needs sacrificing in order to become a parent. This totally is a choice but it is not a "virtue" to not be ready. Nevertheless, delightful movie that deserves more attention then what it got. I recommend it.

It was approximately funny for a serious topic. This wasn't a documentary. So, nothing to learn as one reviewer mentioned. I was thoroughly intrigued and entertained. This type of movie would not have been something that I would have selected maybe 10yrs ago but decided to give it a try. I'm glad that I did. When you are going through self-discovery, there are some hard truths that you should learn about yourself and this character did with much acceptance. I appreciated the diverse friend group and supportive family. I am looking forward to a second part to see if she finds someone deserving enough to fertilize those eggs.

A marvelous, touching, emotional and funny movie with great acting by the writer, director and talented actress who embodied her character believably, touchingly and smoothly.

It has important messages, never gets you bored, never let you down and surely is not for everybody.

I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Recommended to women who struggle emotionally in life.

• Screenplay/storyline/plots: 6.5
• Production value/impact: 6.5
• Development: 7.5
• Realism: 6.5
• Entertainment: 7
• Acting: 7.5
• Filming/photography/cinematography: 7
• VFX: 7
• Music/score/sound: 6.5
• Depth: 6.5
• Logic: 4
• Flow: 7
• Comedy: 7
• Ending: 6.

For fellow millennial women or women who have felt the crunch of a "ticking biological clock", this is a must watch. Sure, there are few stereotypical tropes in terms of the men in the movie as well as some of the women the main character Nellie finds herself friends with, but overall I found Scrambled thoroughly enjoyable, humorous, emotional, and timely.

At a time when many millennial women are being more intentional in finding their "one", figuring out themselves, and starting a family, there isn't much space to have public conversations on planning for pregnancy or even the loss and heartbreak of miscarriage.

If you're a male or someone older than a millennial, this may not be the movie for you. But even if you don't fall in the very specific demographic this movie aims to target, there's still room for a few laughs and a little learning that being a woman often means very hard decisions and pressures that society likes to not talk about.

This film deserves at least a 7-8 stars out of 10! I found the writing and characters funny, thought it was well filmed, and just the right amount of "quirky." Also, Leah McKendrick is now one of my favorite actresses! And I am so impressed that she wrote/directed/starred in "Scrambled!" Serious girl power babes!! *clapping hands emoji* On a bit more of a serious note, I felt really connected to the storyline and Nellie's journey. I personally can't think of a film that talks about something so common for so many women! And it was still light hearted and funny, and not too serious. I connected with this film because as a woman in my 30's, my biological clock is ticking! And although I know there are others on the same journey as me, it was nice to know and see a movie on the big screen tackle what can sometimes be a very sensitive subject.

I randomly found this one night while surfing through Crave and I'm so happy I did! And I can't wait to recommend it to more people to watch!

And thank you Leah for creating a film about this subject. It really made me feel good, and made me feel as though I'm not alone if I choose to freeze my eggs. There were many moments in the movie where I found I was thinking the EXACT same thing as Nellie.

Thanks again Leah! MAKE MORE FILMS!!

And if you haven't watched "Scrambled" then I highly recommend that you do so soon! Xoxo.