🎬 2025 Movie #23 | My Old Ass (2024)
My Old Ass (7.7/10)
This one very much reminded me in a way of Cado Lake because the environment with the lake and the boat was very similar and the story setup also more or less went the same way even though both movies totally have diffent base plotlines.
Movie Plot (Spoiler Free):
"A mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her 39-year-old self. But when Elliott's "old ass" delivers warnings to her younger self, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about her family, life and love."
The movie plot is nothing realistic but it doesn't pretend to be which makes it fine for me. The setup is that a girl meets her 39-year-old self from the future during a hallucination trip which somehow turns out to be real and the main advice that her 'old-ass' is telling her is to stay away from Chad which is a guy introduced a bit later in the movie. It's one of those things that was kind of predictable that was going to happen so there wasn't really a surprise when the guy she met in the late later on told his name was Chad. After that it was mainly the mystery of what Chad did that was so horrible for her future self and around halfway the movie I actually figured it out. In a way it kind of made me feel smart so I didn't mind that much that the twist didn't kick in.
There was also a nice family story arch and the setup of having your older self talk to you was just nice. The acting by the main character Elliott also worked really well both from the younger and older version which helped to make this movie believable.
Trailer
Conclusion
The general message also was a nice one and overall I just enjoyed this movie which I watched at the right place and the right time. So for me it gets a solid 7.7/10 purely based on my enjoyment even though by no means it's anything special. If you like comedy-drama-romance-comingofage and look for a short movie to watch, I can highly recommend it.
| # | 2025 Watched Movies | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #01 | Heretic | 7.8/10 |
| #02 | A Different Man | 6.9/10 |
| #03 | Look Back | 6.9/10 |
| #04 | Caddo Lake | 7.5/10 |
| #05 | Sing Sing | 6.0/10 |
| #06 | Paris, Texas | 9.2/10 |
| #07 | The Greatest Night In Pop | 7.2/10 |
| #08 | Sometimes I Think About Dying | 7.3/10 |
| #09 | Memory Lane | 6.8/10 |
| #10 | Winter In Sokcho | 7.6/10 |
| #11 | On Falling | 6.8/10 |
| #12 | Carry-On | 6.9/10 |
| #13 | The Brutalist | 6.6/10 |
| #14 | Dune Part Two | 6.1/10 |
| #15 | Companion | 7.8/10 |
| #16 | Under The Silver Lake | 7.2/10 |
| #17 | After Life | 7.5/10 |
| #18 | Hit Man | 7.3/10 |
| #19 | The Edge Of Seventeen | 7.3/10 |
| #20 | Anora | 6.6/10 |
| #21 | Mickey 17 | 7.6/10 |
| #22 | Taste Of Cherry | 7.3/10 |
| #23 | My Old Ass | 7.7/10 |
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The plot seems somewhat predictable and perhaps not so original, but sometimes these movies make us have a good time watching them and perhaps leave us with a good reflection on some aspect of our lives.
Exactly, I would say the 'good bad movie' type is one I just generally enjoy watching which in the end is what it's about. Especially on days where you don't want to watch something too serious.
I agree haha.
Btw, I think I should watch some movies. It can't be all anime haha
que interesante se ve, buena reseña!
how interesting it looks, good review!
Thanks for stopping by!
never would have heard of this if it was not for what you wrote. I'll see if I can get a hold of it later this week.
Nice, it's one of the things that I really like about hive and the movies/tv/anime community. The 2 best things I watched so far this year (Paris, Texas & Death Note) I actually found out about by browing through some of the community content and there are so many others that I did not know about that now are bookmarked and on my potentual watchlist.
I agree. the reviews here aren't tainted by corporate interests or payoffs and people are normally quite honest about what they saw instead of trying to make certain things look good that aren't. I've found quite a few wonderful films by browsing the stacks of Hive and like you, have a massive backlog of films even though I can only watch one a day.
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STOPSo I watched it last night and really enjoyed it. A good idea for a storyline and well executed. It made me a bit misty-eyed as well so well done, film!
Same here :)
Glad you also enjoyed it!