The Sky Is Everywhere

I really enjoyed 'The Sky Is Everywhere'.

I can't comment on how it compares to the book, but solely on film terms I think it's very good. Grace Kaufman gives a pleasing performance, showing a fair few emotions in the role. The rest of 'em are solid too, whether that be Jacques Colimon or Cherry Jones. Visually it also looks real neat.

I'm not saying it's perfect of course, spontaneous moments of everyone dancing is still yet to work on me, though it is a pleasant watch all in all - with added meaning. Judge for yourself, but I personally think it is more than up to the mark. A clear-cut 8/10 for me.

The Sky is Everywhere suscribes to the theory that death is the ultimate aphrodisiac. Or, as Lennie Walker (Grace Kaufman) puts it, The weirdest part of grief The most inappropriate part is that all of a sudden, since Bailey died, I cant stop thinking about just falling into someones arms. I think scriptwriter Jandy Nelson is confusing grief with puberty. I mean, last time I checked, horniness wasnt one of the five stages of grief.

This, however, doesnt stop Lennie from dealing with the loss of her sister Bailey (Havana Rose Liu) by turning into kind of a little slut who derives some sort of sick pleasure from stringing two boys along one of whom is her death sisters boyfriend (he is referred to that way even though, you know) Toby (P...