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May 1, 2020 · Paul Munsky ( Daniel Diemer) is the sweetly oafish tight end on the high school’s terrible football team. He asks Ellie to help him write a love letter to Aster Flores ( Alexxis Lemire, no relation to … well, me), a beautiful newcomer who’s reluctantly found herself ensconced in the popular clique.
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.
May 2, 2020 · Plot Summary. Ellie Chu, a senior unsure of whether she should leave home for a distant college or stick by to help her dad, Edwin, is at a crossroad. One which, without any friends, is complicated by all she thinks about with nothing to say. If not, no one to say it to.
Aug 3, 2022 · Plot Summary. Ellie Chu is a loner who spends most of her time with music and books. After her mother’s death, her father has receded into himself, leaving Ellie to take care of things around the house. To make some extra money, she writes assignments for others, which attracts Paul’s attention.
May 1, 2020 · But Alice Wu’s new high school-set film, “The Half of It” (also on Netflix), transcends the limitations that frequently serve as obstacles to ingenuity in young adult movies.
May 1, 2020 · 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.
Apr 28, 2020 · But in The Half of It, our shy heroine, Ellie Chu (Leah Lewis), never takes off her dark-rimmed glasses or undoes her low ponytail. Instead of a splashy metamorphosis, writer/director Alice Wu forces her characters to confront parts of themselves they would rather bury.
