Seek Out and Watch "Wyrm"

I recently finished a movie that caught my attention simply due to the poster. While looking at streaming services for a movie to watch, I came across this movie called "Wyrm" on plex. The poster is a younger kid with a 90's background, akin to a JC Penny photo shoot, and after the title of the movie, the tagline reads, "simply looking for love". This was all I really needed. It had the odd vibe that I enjoy in indie movies and I was all in. After my buddy explained it a bit to me, that gave me the final push I needed.

Right off the bat, I really enjoyed this movie. It was weird and simplistic, in the best ways. It was funny and surprisingly heartfelt. The performances were pretty damn impressive. As I was watching the movie, I got vibes of "Napoleon Dynamite" and "Welcome to the Dollhouse". The movie, in its lead roles, has smaller name actors that I hadn't heard of. When you look at the cast in the opening credits there are recognizable names, but those actors play small roles. Names like Rhea Seehorn, Paula Pell, Jenna Ortega, Lukas Gage, Natasha Rothwell, Rosemarie DeWitt and Dan Bakedahl pepper the cast. But the lead roles are from Theo Taplitz, as Wyrm, Lulu Wilson, as Izzy, Sosie Bacon, as Lindsay and Azure Brandi, as Myrcella. These actors are tremendous in this movie. Azure Brandi plays Wyrm's sister, and she is mean and bossy and loving in her role. Sosie Bacon is terrific as the other person in the car accident that led to Myrcella and Wyrm's brother's death. Lulu Wilson is weird and wonderful as Izzy. She has two dance sequences that are rad. And Taplitz absolutely steals the show as the title character. He is mousey and quiet. He is your typical introvert. He is a quieter Napoleon Dynamite. He has more feelings that he's struggling to deal with as a young teen. Taplitz was a revelation to me, and I will be looking to see more of his work.

The movie's plot is an interesting one too. This movie takes place in an alternate reality in the 90's. Kids who have never been kissed wear a big collar around their necks. When they get that first kiss, their "collars pop". That leads to bracelets and other contraptions as you get older and experiment more. But this isn't a typical movie about young kids trying to "score". There's the death in the family. Wyrm and Myrcella's parents are dealing with grief in their own ways. The kids live with their uncle and his girlfriend. School is a whole other monster that they have to deal with, by which I am referring to the collars. Everyone is very straightforward and no nonsense. And while the first half has its funny moments and got some big laughs from me, the more they dive into the dramatic stuff, the more I liked this movie. As I said before, this movie has heart. This movie is telling a story. This movie is a true coming of age movie that we haven't seen in quite some time.

I highly recommend checking this movie out if you come across it somewhere. It's different and unique. While it may have vibes of other movies, this is its own telling of a funny and, at times, a very sad one. Go and watch this. You won't be disappointed. 

Ty

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