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Please Stand By (2018)

PG-1301/26/2018Comedy, Drama1h 33m
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Boldly go.

Overview

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown.

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    Dakota Fanning

    Wendy Welcott

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    Alice Eve

    Audrey

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    Toni Collette

    Scottie

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    River Alexander

    Sam

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    Shawn Roe

    Derrick

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    Tony Revolori

    Nemo

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    Lexi Aaron

    Herself

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    Michael Stahl-David

    Jack

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    Jessica Rothe

    Julie

Please Stand By (2017) is a heartwarming yet flawed movie that follows Wendy, a young autistic woman with a passion for Star Trek. The plot is engaging and makes you root for her, but some scenes feel forced or out of place. The directing leans too much into making other characters seem unreasonably harsh, which might have been intentional to reflect Wendy’s perspective, but it ends up feeling unrealistic. The cinematography is solid but nothing outstanding, mostly keeping things simple and functional. The attention to detail in Wendy’s routines and the world around her is noticeable, but the ...