TIFF 2017 Movie Review: DON’T TALK TO IRENE (Canada)

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Movie Reviews of films that will be playing at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) in 2017. Go to TIFF 2017 Movie Reviews and read reviews of films showing at the festival.

DON’T TALK TO IRENE.jpgWhen Irene – the fattest girl in high school – gets suspended, she must endure two weeks of community service at a retirement home.

Director: Pat Mills
Writers: Pat Mills
Stars: Michelle McLeod, Anastasia Phillips, Scott Thompson

Review by Gilbert Seah

Irene Willis (Michelle McLeod) lives in a town of a small fictional town of Parc supposed to be just north of Toronto. It is described in the film as the worst of small towns, where Irene goes to the worst of high schools.

Her cycle of life is predictable and bland. Fuelled by the dream of becoming a cheerleader, but constantly told by both her overprotective mother (Anastasia Philips) and classmates that she does not fit the role…

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