Rent The Fits (2015)
3.4 of 5 from 122 ratings
1h 10min
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- Synopsis:
- Eleven-year-old tomboy Toni (a showstopping Royalty Hightower) is bewitched by the tight-knit dance team she sees practicing in the same Cincinnati gymnasium where she boxes. Enamored by the power and confidence of the strong community of girls, Toni spends less and less time boxing with her older brother, and instead eagerly absorbs the dance routines and masters drills from a distance, and even pierces her own ears in an effort to fit in. But when a mysterious outbreak of fainting spells plagues the team, Toni's desire for acceptance becomes more complicated. Gorgeously shot and with a mesmerizing score, "The Fits" is a transformative experience and a marvelous portrait of adolescence.
- Actors:
- Royalty Hightower, Alexis Neblett, Antonio A.B. Grant Jr., Inayah Rodgers, Lauren Gibson, Makyla Burnam, Da'Sean Minor
- Directors:
- Anna Rose Holmer
- Producers:
- Lisa Kjerulff, Anna Rose Holmer
- Writers:
- Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer, Lisa Kjerulff
- Studio:
- Lionsgate Films
- Genres:
- Drama
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Reviews (1) of The Fits
Ugly and boring - The Fits review by Alphaville
Grossly over-rated movie about an 11yo girl joining a troupe of female dancers who sometimes gyrate as though having fits. Forget plot or characterisation, or even much dialogue, in this cheap-looking single-location indie movie full of annoyingly boisterous women cavorting around in their studio. There may be some confused message about coming-of-age, belonging and even health, but you’re unlikely to care or hang around for the whole mind-sapping duration. The opening shot, of the girl doing sit-ups in close-up while she counts, is typical of a director who, even with a run time of only 70 minutes, elongates scenes well past the point of boredom. 1, 2, 3... 21, 22…
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