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The Fits
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The Fits is a psychological portrait of 11-year-old Toni-a tomboy assimilating to a tight-knit dance team in Cincinnati's West End. But her newfound teammates and friends begin to suffer from terrifying episodes of fainting.
The Fits is a psychological portrait of 11-year-old Toni-a tomboy assimilating to a tight-knit dance team in Cincinnati's West End. But her newfound teammates and friends begin to suffer from terrifying episodes of fainting.
Actors:
Sean Harmon,
DaSean Minor,
Alexis Neblett,
Antonio A.B. Grant Jr.,
Royalty Hightower,
Jermaine Brown,
Makyla Burnam
Sean Harmon
25 April 1988, Burbank, California, USA
DaSean Minor
Alexis Neblett
12 February 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Antonio A.B. Grant Jr.
Royalty Hightower
Jermaine Brown
Makyla Burnam
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Anna Rose Holmer
Anna Rose Holmer
Country:
United States
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February 23, 2017
Holmer draws confident, luminous performances from the cast that rise to the occasion but never seem over-coached or phony.
February 26, 2017
Like Alfred Hitchcock before her, Holmer realises that a threat is most frightening when it wafts in at random, when it can't be explained.
September 09, 2016
Using a lot of real-life West End of Cincinnati dancers and athletes in the cast lends the film an authentic feel without ever feeling amateurish, and the specificity of Toni's story resonates outward.
February 23, 2017
The Fits celebrates young black women, with an accent on their bodies.
July 28, 2016
[Holmer] and cinematographer Paul Yee infuse the community center, in and around which the entire film takes place, with elements of magical realism to accentuate the protagonist's passage from childhood into adolescence.
February 26, 2017
Dreamy and enigmatic in the American-indie way.
February 20, 2017
Hard to pin down, but guaranteed to leave a mark.
February 23, 2017
Holmer finds beauty in the little details, from complex dance moves to a simple stare.
July 21, 2016
The movie is a nearly perfect thing, made with such assurance that every shot holds weight and widens your heart.
February 23, 2017
A slight but intense little film.
December 29, 2016
What the movie lacks in narrative it makes up for in mood and invention.
July 08, 2016
It's a curious world that Toni is entering, and Hightower's quiet watchfulness takes it all in.