larslersmacher

Stick feels like those old albums you'd listen to for the first time and think: "Yeah... this is going somewhere." Not everything hits right away, but something about it feels real. That's what makes this show stand out for me. The emotions feel real. The people feel real.

It's not one of those feel-good shows where everything's always shiny and upbeat. The characters go through ups and downs - and that's what makes it beautiful. You can tell they're growing, with and through each other.

I found the character of Elena really interesting, beautifully portrayed and played by Mariana Treviño. And of course Owen Wilson kind of steals the show with his quiet charm and Pryce's deep character. But the whole cast - including Marc Marion, Peter Drager, Lily Kay and Judy Greer - brings a groundedness that's rare these days.

I'll be honest - I had a bit of a hard time with Zero at first. I totally get why some people might struggle with that character. She kind of makes you feel old. You can really sense how fast things are shifting across generations. Even in your 40s, you suddenly feel like you don't fully get it anymore - and that's real. But I actually love that the show doesn't shy away from that. It shows how the world is changing, how more people are confused, open, breaking out of norms. And Lilly Kaye plays that with such quiet intensity. Somehow, by the end, she got to me - and that's a big win.

It's a show you have to give a chance. Not because it grabs you with cliffhangers or flashy twists in the first episode - but because it slowly builds something deeper. It gets better step by step. And with every episode, I found myself looking forward to the next one more and more.

Not because of dopamine hits or nonstop suspense - but because something inside starts to move, if you let it.

It's astonishing how many logical inconsistencies this movie has. Usually, I can turn off my brain and enjoy films of this sort, but that's difficult here. Many scenes come across as thoughtless and shallow. The film does attempt to include exaggerated moments with a wink, but fails miserably at it. These scenes are so poorly executed that you can't help but shake your head at the wasted potential. It seems as if these over-the-top scenes are there just to distract from the lack of attention to detail in the screenplay. If you're going to make a trash film, at least have a love for the genre. But here, it seems the sole purpose is to exploit the genre and visuals to crudely lure people into the theater.