Thesummerbeforecollege,bright-yet-irreverentElliottcomesface-to-facewithherolderselfduringamushroomtrip.Theencounterspursafunnyandheartfeltjourneyofself-discoveryandfirstloveasElliottpreparestoleaveherchildhoodhome. Writer-directorMeganPark’stender,surprisingsophomorefeaturecleverlyusesitshigh-conceptpremiseofavisitfromone’sfutureselftolauncharefreshing,nuancedexplorationoftheuncertaintiesofyoungromanceandcomingofage.MyOldAssisasweetteenagelovestory,alivelycontemporarycomedy,andaquirkyriffontime-travelfilmsallinone.
MaisyStellaandAubreyPlazahaveaterrificunlikelychemistry,asthesassandself-assurednessoftheyoungElliott,asplayedbyStella,blendsandoverlapswithPlaza’ssardonichumorasamorematureElliott.Thecareandaffectionshowninthefilm’sdepictionofElliott’sruralhometowninherlastdaysbeforetakingoffforadulthoodvisuallyhighlightsheremotionaljourney,evokinganostalgiafordaysthathaven’tevenendedyet.—HZ
