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Canada · 2018
Rated R · 1h 29m
Director Sophie Lorain
Starring Marguerite Bouchard, Rose Adam, Romane Denis, Alex Godbout
Genre Comedy, Drama
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Charlotte (the recently heartbroken), Megan (the anti-love anarchist), and Aube (the shy romantic) stumble into the Toy Depot. Charmed by the male employees, the girls apply to work there and quickly become part of the gang. Charlotte finds the guys to be helpful in getting over her heartbreak, but is she taking it too far?
The A.V. Club by Jesse Hassenger
Lorain’s film ultimately doesn’t go especially deep in detailing its romantic relationships, its friendships, or any overarching storyline. But Slut In A Good Way is more than the sum of its entanglements; the actors and the camera work so well together that it feels, at times, like a musical.
The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
Not exactly the celebration of female promiscuity its title suggests.
Austin Chronicle by Josh Kupecki
A sex-positive comedy that has a wit and a bite that are undeniable even though it at times traffics in traditional rom-com conventions.
Los Angeles Times by Katie Walsh
Though the commentary is incisive, the film’s loose structure often leaves the viewer feeling adrift watching a bunch of beautiful teens bicker and get busy. But if you can stick around long enough, Slut in a Good Way pulls through with the love story and the message, to boot.
RogerEbert.com by Monica Castillo
Ditching many of the high school movie tropes for idiosyncratic raunchy comedy, Lorain’s film deliberately calls out the double standard that still exists while letting her flawed young characters still have fun.
I don’t want to oversell Slut in a Good Way here. It’s a tiny movie, and the bleary black-and-white cinematography looks only a notch better than “Clerks,” and yet, like Antoine Desrosières’ “Sextape” (easily the funniest film I’ve ever seen in Cannes, but still without U.S. distribution), Lorain’s film challenges traditional gender roles in such a way that’s surface-level entertaining but also deep enough to inspire a college term paper or two.
A funny, thought-provoking teen romance/sex comedy in French, a light romp that never quite romps and doesn’t quite touch or delight.
The New York Times by Teo Bugbee
In satisfying fashion, Slut in a Good Way recognizes the potential for cruelty that exists as teenagers experiment and learn through sex, but its portrait of adolescence never feels less than loving.
Shot in black and white and set mostly in a retail environment, the French-Canadian film gives off a “Clerks” vibe as the trio of protagonists slack off, bitch about pay, and talk about life and love.
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