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fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Meanwhile, the five friends talk about who has lost weight, gained weight, needs to “drop a few,” all couched with statements about health concerns, which is a type of trolling. And there is so much of it in It’s Not All Downhill from Here. Dump on judgments about how people are dressed and if they have on make up, and it gets rather exhausting.
What a bummer! It’s Not All Downhill from Here even had some great themes: aging, elderly folks having sex, LGBTQ+ acceptance, and openly talking about mental health issues, which is still taboo in black America. But the muddy characters, concern trolling, and repetitive narrator wore me out in the end.
Full review here: https://grabthelapels.com/2021/04/01/its-not-all-downhill-from-here/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
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