Sorry, Baby

8.8 - A beautiful, personal, authentic, tender & realistic directorial debut for Eva Victor.

One single (I think?) trailer view a few weeks ago did not set me up for what this was. It took me until the second “act” or “year” to fully buy in, but once I did I was wholly moved by the end.

While I can’t directly relate to the “bad thing” that happens to Agnes, I do completely understand the feeling of isolation you get when something bad happens & the world seems to move on around you at lightning speed while you still can’t completely comprehend your own emotions.

Eva Victor is captivating in her quiet but emotional lead, but John Carroll Lynch is my personal MVP. He provides a very small but extremely pivotal piece of the story, delivering a delicate & kind speech to Agnes that is that perfect blend of the right kind of love at the right time that can really help in trauma recovery & rarely comes from where you’d expect.

It probably needs to be said there are heavy themes here, & the style is also quiet and conversational instead of active, which I know I love but isn’t for everyone.

I don’t know if it has a lot of rewatchability for me personally. And I can’t help but expect that the subject matter will sadly make this unapproachable for too many people, but I hope it gets the love & recognition it deserves.

I can’t see myself ever revisiting this film, but it was a very thoughtful experience of showing how life inherently brings grief and a sometimes hopeless feeling search for purpose

I cried I wept I laughed I cringed I lived I died and lived again

I can’t see myself ever revisiting this film, but it was a very thoughtful experience of showing how life inherently brings grief and a sometimes hopeless feeling search for purpose

I cried I wept I laughed I cringed I lived I died and lived again

I connected with the characters right away which is necessary in a film like this from A24 and it worked. I cared. I wanted to know what happened. I wanted to hug her. Highly recommend.