This is more alike something like The Fault in Our Starsin terms of its impact and emotional upheaval, though it’s not nearly as sad. It captures my attention early on, but as the subject material is heavier than most young adult novel adaptations (like The DUFF), it isn’t as easy to enjoy. In addition to not rushing to see this, I also watched it in more than one part.
FILM REVIEW | SEE A SUPER FUN ROAD TRIP ROMANCE IN ‘OVERNIGHT DELIVERY’ ‘WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS’: AN EMOTIONAL & ABSORBED ADAPTATION #MOVIES #AMAZONPRIME #DRAMA #TEENDRAMA #ADAPTATION Click To Tweet Plus, now he hears a voice so evil it prompts him to hurt himself, a new change that Adam believes is worse because of his mother’s live-in, Paul (Walton Goggins).Īt school, the one bright spot in Adam’s world is Maya (Taylor Russell), a pretty girl who has a secret of her own and a little side hustle. For a while the meds work, but then the crippling effects are so much worse than the voices (AnnaSophia Robb, Lobo Sebastian, Devon Bostick) in Adam’s head. His latest and according to his mother (Molly Parker), his “last chance” school is a private Catholic school that takes him provided he remain on medication. You see, he has schizophrenia, a chemical brain imbalance, and he’s seen the inside of multiple schools. Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) Film Reviewįor a long time now, Adam (Charlie Plummer) isn’t normal by definition. But then I did and while it may not be a new favorite, it’s worth its 90 minutes. "Echoing the premise and structure of Flowers for Algernon, this frank and inspiring novel." - Publishers Weekly, starred reviewĭon't miss Just Our Luck, another stunning book by Julia Walton.One of the films to show up on Prime, I didn’t see this one for quite a while. But as the miracle drug begins to fail, how long can he keep this secret from the girl of his dreams? When Adam meets Maya, a fiercely intelligent girl, he desperately wants to be the normal, great guy that she thinks he is. His hallucinations include a cast of characters that range from the good (beautiful Rebecca) to the bad (angry Mob Boss) to the just plain weird (polite naked guy).Īn experimental drug promises to help him hide his illness from the world.
When you can't trust your mind, trust your heart.Īdam is a pretty regular teen, except he's navigating high school life while living with paranoid schizophrenia. Now a Major Motion Picture starring Charlie Plummer, AnnaSophia Robb, and Taylor Russell!įans of More Happy Than Not and The Perks of Being a Wallflower will cheer for Adam in this uplifting and surprisingly funny story of a boy living with schizophrenia.
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