Dakota Johnson is asking herself what all of us have at one time or one other: “Am I OK?”
Johnson stars within the merely titled function that premiered on the 2022 Sundance Movie Pageant. Tig Notaro co-directs together with her spouse and fellow comic Stephanie Allynne from a semi-autobiographical script written by Lauren Pomerantz.
Johnson stars as 30something Lucy who realizes she is a lesbian simply as her greatest pal Jane (Sonoya Mizuno) broadcasts she’s transferring from Los Angeles to London for work. As Lucy’s life is upended, she’s immediately floating by a queer courting pool with out the life raft of Jane.
Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons, Molly Gordon, and Sean Hayes additionally star, together with co-director Notaro.
Screenwriter Pomerantz instructed Leisure Weekly that “Am I OK?” started as a “friendship film” centered on her precise greatest pal Jessica Elbaum, who serves as a producer on the movie. Nevertheless, the function turned a coming-out dramedy as an alternative.
“I took my entire popping out late story, and I used that, and I actually primarily based it on a real-life friendship with my greatest pal Jessica [Elbaum], who can be a producer on this film,” Pomerantz stated. “I began writing it as a friendship film primarily based on our friendship. We had kind of an enormous battle, after which we’re associates once more, however then concurrently, I used to be struggling to return out. And so I noticed that was the story that I actually needed to inform.”
The IndieWire assessment credited Johnson’s “very charming comedic flip” for being a spotlight of the movie.
“Whereas Lucy’s journey — coming to phrases with one’s sexuality past the same old coming-of-age story just isn’t one thing we usually see onscreen, significantly with such comedic trappings — is a tricky one, Johnson retains Lucy grounded, relatable, and somebody you may’t assist however cheer for,” critic Kate Erbland penned. “Johnson is aces at this open-hearted comedy stuff, simply as interesting when she’s falling off a mattress to actually keep away from a person as she is repeatedly sobbing over the state of her life (Dakota Johnson: great onscreen crier). ‘Am I OK?’ sweetly champions the ability of sturdy feminine friendships, it additionally perceive one thing important: When you don’t like your self, having a BFF who adores you is de facto solely half the battle.”
“Am I OK?” premieres June 6 on Max. Take a look at the trailer under.