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  1. May 1, 2020 · The Half of It. Comedy. 104 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2020. Christy Lemire. May 1, 2020. 4 min read. The pieces may seem familiar in “The Half of It,” but the way Alice Wu assembles them results in a fresh and inspired whole. The writer/director’s queer take on “ Cyrano de Bergerac ” features several of the kinds of characters we so often ...

  2. The Half of It: Directed by Alice Wu. With Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz. When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.

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    • Comedy, Drama
    • Alice Wu
    • 2020-05-01
  3. Feb 20, 2021. The Half of It brilliantly capitalizes on the everlasting appeal of an easy-to-swallow romcom by disrupting the very same tropes it inevitably clings to, resulting in a film that ...

    • (104)
    • Alice Wu
    • PG-13
    • Leah Lewis
  4. May 1, 2020 · Leah Lewis and Daniel Diemer in The Half of It. Photo: KC Bailey/Netflix. The romantic comedy was never really supposed to be original. The genre has a few simple narrative templates, many of them ...

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  5. May 30, 2020 · Tweet. The evergreen story of Cyrano De Bergerac, which has had both traditional retelling's like Jean-Paul Rappenau's Gerard Depardieu starrer and reworkings like Fred Schepisi's Roxanne down the years, gets another trot around the blocks for the modern generation. This time around, writer/director Alice Chu switches the sex of the protagonist ...

  6. May 1, 2020 · With tenderness, humor and beauty, “The Half of It” comprehends the chasm between wanting and being. The Half of It. Rated PG-13 for brief language, teen drinking and the delicate throb of ...

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  8. The Half of It is a 2020 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Alice Wu. It stars Leah Lewis , Daniel Diemer , and Alexxis Lemire , with Enrique Murciano , Wolfgang Novogratz , Catherine Curtin , Becky Ann Baker , and Collin Chou in supporting roles.

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