Scrapper

A comedy-drama with a ton of heart and an astonishing performance from newcomer Lola Campbell. The writing and direction of first-time filmmaker Charlotte Regan gave the feature a lived-in feel. The British accents were a touch deep and I needed subtitles, but don't let that detract from a beautiful film that changes direction and does it well. This is totally worth the time and fairly fast paced. The ending is totally moving. It's balanced and charming. Final Score: 9.2/10

I love this film. I first saw how many nominations it had on a awards show and wanted to see what the hype was about, so glad I did! It shows the struggles with building new or hurt relationships as well as coping with loss. A lot of films that involve grief show the dark side of it, however this film show how although grief is impactful, it can bring people together and help you become a stronger version of yourself. On top of this, it also has fantastic acting and portrays all characters feelings and personalities excellently by the cast. big recommend.

Entertaining, but the abandonment of a twelve year old girl isn't really funny.

(Mauro Lanari) If it isn't a simple remake of "Paper Moon" from half a century later, the credit goes to this almost thirty-year-old female debutant director and writer. "She comes from music videos": so what? If that always guaranteed such skill, the number of masterpieces from the birth of MTV onwards would be uncountable. "Scrapper" is "packed full of ideas" (Wendy Ide) because Charlotte Regan reminds us what a true indie film is and not a mainstream surrogate. There's nothing predictable in her magical realism: every shot, dialogue, and scene is an unexpectedly disconcerting surprise, from the colorful urban outskirts to the imaginative constructions to bear the mourning, from the working-class portrayed avoiding Loachian exasperations to the constant irony that blunts any dramatic hint. Wide-open ending: the two protagonists humbly admit their mutual flaws ("I'm going to mess up a lot, though." "So will I." "Okay.") and accept the challenge of coexistence without certainties of success. The international awards and accolades are well-deserved.

a somewhat familiar coming of age story revitalized with a unique style, voice and perspective.

Implausible conceit, juvenile writing & filmmaking and just plain offensive towards working-class kids and parents, along with teachers and social services. God bless british independent cinema, but surely it doesn't have to be this dumb and cloying? also Dickinson has never starred in a single decent movie, and this is just an AFTERSUN reject without the cinematic prowess , ambition and storytelling power that Charlotte Wells brings to the table. One to seriously avoid.

I really wanted to like this movie, but I couldn't understand much of the dialogue. We rented it from a streaming service and had turned on CC but apparently there was no closed caption available. I blame that on cheap production. Too bad.

Predictable but there is a touching resolution that feels earned.

A beautiful film. It paid close attention to character development- it neither felt too long or too short in introducing its characters and their arcs. I have no criticisms whatsoever. Will be recommending this ASAP.

Great acting all around. Heart-warming tale that doesn't spare the grit of a lower-class existence.