Sam Danler

The first thing I have to say for this movie is that the animation was WONDERFUL, I mean there were some parts where I was just so in awe at the animation (THE COOKING SCENE>?) I'm highly impressed with the detail that still maintains the cartoony stylization. The plot was O.K. for me, but I'm not the target audience so I mostly expected as much, I really wish I could have seen this when I was 13. I felt a bit like the cultural stereotypes and generational trauma was overplayed as well. Her dad and her friends were likable but *SPOILER* I'm sick and tired of the "befriending the bully" trope tbh, that kid messed with a lot of his peers' senses of self and mental health, idc that he got embarrassed too or whatever *SPOILER OVER* The reviews on this movie saying it's bad because the main characters are cringy have clearly never stepped foot in a middle school -- that's literally the target audience and if you don't think you were cringy back then, you're lying. I also saw people mad that the characters looked too young, but I was BEYOND refreshed to not see overly sexualized/aged depictions of children -- they're styles were mismatched and colorful, they showed different body types, I think if I could have watched this when I was 13 I would feel so bloody seen. The last negative I keep seeing for this movie that's bugging me is that she's too explosive or reckless as the panda... did the... did the metaphor fly completely over your head or..?

Never been so disappointed in a movie with potential. Delivers an utterly horrendous portrayal of therapy and medication. The story is slow and uses stupid stereotypes such as sleep paralysis, “I can take care of myself”, sleep walking, unrealistic panic attacks, a stigma against medication, etc. Do not watch it you care about your time at all, and don’t expect even a wisp of an idea of what therapy is like. 40 mins in, and it’ll still feel like an introduction without any action.