How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018)

I really enjoyed this. Sat down and started watching. Was entertained from beginning to end. Visually en mentaly entertaining and a lovely funny love story set in 1977.

This film is punk, it's science-fiction, it's a romcom and a period piece. It's absolutely 100% bonkers and I love it. It felt like the director was on acid but it works really well, and is definitely worth a watch.You won't learn how to pick up a girl but you can listen to punk for 2 hours so who even cares?

Enn (Alex Sharp) is a disaffected youth in late 70's suburban London. He and his friends follow the local punk scene. He writes his zine and has trouble talking to girls. The boys crash a party after the club. They find the people there strange and Enn believes them to be a cult. Zan (Elle Fanning) decides to leave the group to find unique experiences with Enn. The group go to see advent-guard artist Queen Boadicea (Nicole Kidman).This has some fun and some weirdness. The problem is that it doesn't have quite enough fun nor enough weirdness. Director John Cameron Mitchell is best known for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. I did check out the Neil Gaiman graphic short story which has two regular dudes from an all-boys school and the story takes place mostly at that party. I'm sure Mitchell added the punk element which actually added color to the story. Elle Fanning is definitely a beauty which explains why Enn would tolerate her weirdness. The story should really take place over one night. That has the tendency to intensify the narrative. It would also allow Kidman to join the movie earlier. I only laughed once when the aliens blocked the hallway in formation. Otherwise, this is an odd little movie which fails to elevate.

I had no idea what this film was before watching it. At first I was going to turn it off because I had visions of a new version of Romper Stomper set in punk Britain. I'm glad I stayed with it because when I realised there was an alien storyline it became interesting. I recognised Elle Fanning of course and then Nicole Kidman. Nicole of course a very well established actress who can take on a whole variety of roles with ease. Elle Fanning though ran this show from start to finish. She's proven herself very capable of virtually any sort of role and adept at difficult ones. She shines in this movie playing Zan the alien, who enjoys punk and falls in love with a human. She's utterly believable in her role and I'm surprised she hasn't had an Oscar yet, but I don't think it will be long before she gets one. Entertaining and out there film which i hugely enjoyed on many levels.