Lindy's (Maddie Ziegler) pretty much a regular 16 year old: Mildly rebellious yet still not mature enough to not time and again rely on her mother (Emily Hampshire), inexperienced and yet overly curious about everything - especially sex. She has a cute boyfriend, too, Adam (D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai), and she really can't wait to lose her virginity to him ... but there's one problem, she finds out she has a rare reproductive condition that due to a shortened vagina makes her sex life ... difficult, to put it mildly. Sure, a regular insertion of medical dildoes might help rectifying this, but that's not really what a lively 16 year old wants to do for the next few months - nor does she want to tell anyone about her condition ... least of all Adam - whom she ultimately loses for constantly sending out mixed signals. After that she tries to have meaningless try-out sex with a nice enough bloke from a nearby burger joint (Dale Whibley), but the whole situation turns nothing if not awkward. The only person who understands Lindy is Jax (Ki Griffin), an intersex person about her age, who feels they were born into the wrong body, something Lindy can relate to. Lindy even feels drawn to Jax, and vice versa, but now its her own preconceptions about sexuality that stand in Lindy's way. And then the secret about her condition comes out ...

It really goes to writer/director Molly McGlynn's credit that she can treat the rather grave subjects she tackles in her movie in such a light-footed, almost comedic way, choosing a slice-of-life approach over heightened emotional turmoil-driven drama. And that's then exactly why this film is so relatable, it dares to entertain instead of driving its message home with a sledgehammer. Of course, the very natural performance by Maddie Ziegler also helps here, and she's surrounded by a very able ensemble. And all of this combined makes this one just a really good watch.

Fitting In will be available on digital download in the UK from 9 September 2024.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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