When She Showed Up (2017) watch online HD

Mediocre tale , with a laid back low energy vibe. The two leads are an unconvincing match as two fragile people, but somehow it works. Maxwell Schneider plays it real, though I've never encountered a chilled parking enforcement officer who would tolerate being spat on. Lots of quirky dialogue and introspection and insecurity, sometimes coming over as unscripted or natural dialogue. The long wait for parents to arrive does not work.

This grew on me as I watched it. I found the acting too naturalistic to begin with but the film stuck with it and stayed true to itself and I warmed to the story, the characters and their predicaments.

There is some great humour, including deadpan in the face of the bizarre or extreme, which was done very well indeed.

I felt for and rooted for the main characters.

I am not sure if my TV was playing up but the colour palette seemed close to monochrome at times. That may have been to contribute to the feel of the piece, giving a background of blandness against which the unexpected events stand out more vividly.