Who am I? Where do I fit in? Am I some kind of misfit? Will I ever be an ex-virgin? Such questions surely occur to every adolescent at one point or another. But only one out of approximately every …
-premiering Canadian seriocomedy is a bit less focused and effective than the writer-director’s prior “Mary Goes Round,” but it’s still accomplished, and similarly renders relatable the sometimes self-defeating behaviors of a protagonist who’s got a lot of issues on her plate.
Excited anticipation leads Lindy as far as seeing a gynecologist for birth control pills. But since she has yet to begin menstruation, a routine examination is performed. That gets her referred to a specialist, who rather callously announces news that is hard to digest: She has Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, a condition that begins at the fetal stage.
Pretty much everyone in her immediate circle is sympathetically concerned by Lindy’s suddenly mercurial, secretive demeanor. But she can’t bring herself to confide in anyone, which triggers some reckless behavior — ultimately including a drunken blab to a near-stranger that makes her situation very public indeed, inviting the taunts of much-less-empathetic peers.
Nonetheless, McGlynn’s script feels meandering at times, cramming too many ideas in, losing narrative steam with too much time — and/or not enough — devoted to Hampshire’s mother. The actress is good as usual. But Rita has her own bundle of issues, and they aren’t developed well enough to seem like more than an unnecessary, sporadic distraction from the central character’s complicated-enough predicament.
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