SORRY, BABY
Starring: Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch, Louis Cancelmi, and Kelly McCormack
Director: Eva Victor
ADRIANO
It's surreal watching a film so confidently directed and perfectly paced, only to remember that it’s a feature directorial debut. Writer/Director Eva Victor had every opportunity to take conventional approaches in Sorry, Baby, perhaps even to emphasize the seemingly personal trauma presented and highlight its tragedy. Instead, she chooses a nuanced approach that's both hopeful and hilarious, with many moments to breathe in the protagonist's (played by Victor herself) arrested development, but the tone is so unique that it always feels like it's moving. The more I sit with this, the more I find reasons to love Sorry, Baby.
BODE
If you became familiar with Eva Victor through their viral tweets and comedy shorts, I’d have to imagine the quiet ambition of her directorial debut Sorry, Baby will be something of a shock. But the more you settle into it, the more you’ll realize that it’s a good shock. Victor depicts the before, during, and after of a traumatic event assuredly, effectively balancing gallows humour with tender perception, and with restrained camerawork that allows the lived-in performances and sweet intimacy to breathe. Certain aspects can feel exaggerated (for a film that’s mostly grounded), but still, it’s pretty solid.
