Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
Hadley Robinson
Vivian Carter
Lauren Tsai
Claudia
Alycia Pascual-Peña
Lucy Hernandez
Nico Hiraga
Seth Acosta
Sabrina Haskett
Kaitlynn Price
Patrick Schwarzenegger
Mitchell Wilson
Sydney Park
Kiera Pascal
Anjelika Washington
Amaya
Josie Totah
CJ
Amy Poehler
Lisa Carter
Ike Barinholtz
Mr. Davies
Marcia Gay Harden
Principal Shelly
Josephine Langford
Emma Cunningham
Joshua Darnell Walker
Jason
Clark Gregg
John
Charlie Hall
Bradley
Avery Bagenstos
Boo
Ron Perkins
U-copy Clerk
Roman Arabia
Custodian
Greg Poehler
News Anchor
Helen Slayton-Hughes
Helen
Xander Evans
Beer Flinging Kid
Avantika
Chem Class Girl
Kevin Dorff
Male Grocery Manager
Carla Valentine
Secretary
Corey Fogelmanis
Mark
Cooper Mothersbaugh
Darryl
Gracie Lawrence
Lacey
Brady Reiter
Jessica
Ji-young Yoo
Casey
Aaron Holliday
Brandon
Director
Amy Poehler
Novel
Jennifer Mathieu
Screenplay
Dylan Meyer
Screenplay
Tamara Chestna
March 4, 2021
5
It undoubtedly has its heart in the right place, but <em>'Moxie'</em> is heavy-footed and cringeworthy in most areas.
I don't think anyone can disagree with what the film is attempting to shed light on, it gets kudos for what it is trying to say. However, judging it for what it is - a film - it's not good. The dialogue and the way characters act is cringey and done in a way that is so forced. It tells us what we already know, then that's it.
None of the characters stood out to me. Of course Vivian (Hadley Robinson) and Lucy (Alycia Pascual-Peña) are the two main stars of the story. The former irritates more than anything, while the latter is poorly written - e.g. for the first 15 minutes or so she's pretty unlikeable, before belatedly and out of nowhere becoming pleasant; in and around Vivian & Co. I mean, not Mitchell (Patrick Schwarzenegger) obviously.
A shorter run time as well as a bit more depth and creativity with the characters/plot would've went a long way. It's nothing absolutely terrible, granted. Lastly, cool to see <em>'The Walking Dead'</em> alum Sydney Park (Kiera) involved.