Ellie Chu is a small-town Cyrano, with a twist, in Netflix original “The Half of It,” which could well be the most literary high school movie to come along in the short lives of its adolescent audi…
There’s an outdated, unflattering nickname — it rhymes with “grab bag” — for the kind of hetero amiga who gravitates to gay men, but movies almost never depict the inverse: a straight guy who hits it off with a young lesbian.
The seeming mismatch between Paul and Ellie can be found in a million high school friendships, wherein tight-knit bonds form over something more meaningful or personal than sharing the same race, class or sexual orientation. Maybe they like the same music, or the same movies.
But that seems apt for a movie that aims to be as open-minded about Ellie’s orientation as it is nonjudgmental toward its religious characters. The film’s climactic coming-out scene takes place in church, and though it’s tough to imagine the congregation silently allowing a handful of teenagers to commandeer the service, the setting speaks volumes about the role faith plays in the characters’ actions.
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