A student short, this film could have really gone off the rails easily. But instead, it just leaves everyone in the audience smiling and thinking about their own "first love" in elementary school, and the travails of love since. Not pretentious or overly artsy, this film really connects with the audience and has us laughing all along the way. We squirm in our seats and want to shout, "NO!" in exactly the right points, all the while cheering on the main character "Cameron," played perfectly by the young Jake Nutty. It's also a fun glimpse into the early work of Hailee Steinfeld (who creates a stand-out character in True Grit alongside cinema greats like Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and Josh Brolin... no small order!). This film has real heart and sincerity. It's not your typical dark, brooding, conceptually deep independent film, but it's a real crowd- pleaser that leaves the audience in a lighter, happier place than they were 18 minutes previously.
Review of She's a Fox
