Babyteeth

This movie is pure love. It captured everything. I am so grateful for art like this to exist and to remind us we are alive. I think it's the best music I've ever heard in a movie in years. It is a masterpiece because it used everything this very diverse form of art has to offer to deliver such a palpable, direct, honest, and real taste of the beauty inherent to life and love. I'm always shocked when I discover a movie like this, stunned by the clarity and the truth of the vision it offers. Watch it, live it. Thanks to everybody involved in this piece of art.

The story is well told; especially good is that they SHOW you about various aspects of the story, and dont just TELL you key points. You are SHOWN that the parents have a complicated relationship, and as such hers is likely going to be. Characters are well fleshed out with interesting foibles, tics and characteristics. I don't know if this is the work of the scriptwriter? The director? Or if the book was just that good that it inspired everyone to great heights.

I dont like stories about teenagers very much typically, but I'm VERY glad I watched this. It's probably the best Australian movie I've seen in many years.

It takes guts to take a subject like this and not play it safe, to give every character flaws, every relationship twists and turns and many quirks to the story line. I knew that there would be tears from the off but didn't anticipate feeling as emotionally invested in every character. Superb directing too - cinematic in places and claustrophobic in others. A beautifully crafted film. Not soppy, just really believable characters.

This movie is kind of like going to your favourite holiday spot, you know what your'e going to get when you arrive but the drive is wonderful.

The story of a dysfunctional family as they try and cope with 'life' as it currently presents itself to them.

The film carries this emotional melancholy which the actors use to float through the events they are met with.

Not dramatic for the sake of it, no epic speeches, just the honest (feeling) expressions of emotions.

Its a very worthwhile film.

Where to start with this fantastic film?

Firstly every single performance is flawless. Eliza Scanlen as the lead is magnetic, impossible to take your eyes off. She plays the role so well, showing great vulnerability and warmth balanced with such fire and spirit in her character. It's such a well written part and so well played. Toby Wallace as Moses is equally brilliant, and the on screen chemistry and interactions between the two are so captivating.

In terms of the story it is so compelling. Each character has such different reactions and ways of progressing through the unfolding events of the plot, with everything feeling very real and poignant. There's so much beauty in the story and so much emotion as well, it really will take it out of you after watching this.

To top it all off the film also has such a gorgeous feel to it. It looks beautiful, has such a peaceful and calming score, and has this vein of almost tranquillity running through it.

A beautiful hidden gem of a film.