Maddy is an aspiring architect, and “Everything, Everything” periodically breaks away into creative fantasy pieces where Maddy and a quirky astronaut character inhabit life-size renderings of her models. Meghie does try to inject some unique personality in places. Later, in Hawaii, approximately 30 seconds after assigning sides of their shared bed, they are having sex. When Carla allows Olly to first visit Maddy, he promises to stay on the opposite side of the room, but in no time, he is kissing her.
Obstacles in “Everything, Everything” are about as imposing as the naïve standards Olly and Maddy set on their relationship. For the most part, the plot moves in an almost straight line, only wavering at the hint of conflict. There’s never too much question where things are going, and a clunky late twist puts the big picture in creepy relief more than it enables a happy ending. Better to risk an early death while living than to live a long and miserable life in a sterilized box. So Maddy convinces Olly to fly to Hawaii with her.
Once Pauline inevitably discovers the pair has been meeting, she fires Carla and takes away Maddy’s phone and internet privileges. Olly is perfectly charming, always says the right things and seems preternaturally attuned to all of her needs. Pauline tries to keep Maddy and Olly apart, but in no time - first through texts, then through clandestine meetings arranged by Carla - the two fall in love. He looks a lot like the imaginary boyfriend Riley dreams up in 2015’s “Inside Out,” and shows similar dramatic development. Olly Bright (Nick Robinson) is lanky, with long hair and dresses in all black all the time. But, fortunately for Maddy, her lavish home - Pauline is a successful doctor - has big windows, so when the boy next door moves in, she notices him right away. Essentially, she’s allergic to everything. Everything else is filtered through her phone and the internet (insert your own millennial joke here).Īccording to her mother, Maddy has a rare immunodeficiency disease called SCID. Aside from her mother, Pauline (Anika Noni Rose), Maddy’s only human contact comes from her nurse Carla (Ana de la Reguera) and Carla’s daughter Rosa (Danube Hermosillo). Maddy Whittier (Amandla Stenberg) hasn’t left her home in 17 years. But director Stella Meghie’s film pales next to its competition and even has the unfortunate audacity to suggest where you should go instead.īased on the book by Nicola Yoon, “Everything, Everything” is a romance about a homebound teenager who falls in love with the boy next door. “EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING” - 2 stars - Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Ana de la Reguera, Taylor Hickson PG-13 (thematic elements and brief sensuality) in general releaseįor teens who want to lose themselves in a shallow romantic daydream of a film, “Everything, Everything” has just enough to pull the wool over their eyes.
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