At the outset, the main character, Johanna Morrigan, asks "What do you do when you build yourself, only to realize that you built yourself with the wrong things?” That’s the question at the heart of this entertainingly ramshackle coming-of-age story, adapted by screenwriter Caitlin Moran from her memoir.
This is the story of a poor working-class Wolverhampton teenager who lands a job writing for the London music press. It’s an improbable, cautionary yet empowering tale about following your dreams, even when they occasionally veer off course. For a movie involving a teenager who is having sex with older men, it is not as crine worthy as you might expect.
At its center is an irrepressible soul who learns at some cost that spiteful criticism is easier to sell than honest enthusiasm, and she does it with flair and humor. It’s a theme that will strike a chord with anyone who’s ever experienced the empty thrill of a vicious put-down, or been ridiculed for simply loving something without reservation. So it speaks to something that everyone can relate to on some level, and the handcuffs that class can impose are well laid out. Recommended.
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