Perhaps the first mainstream non-binary coming of age film, I Wish You All the Best does follow typical queer film coming of age tropes but manages to do so in a way that doesn't feel tired or rote. Perhaps it is the sincerity which film maker Tommy Dorfman and lead actor Corey Fogelmanis bring to the film.
The plot isn't surprising. Teen comes out, is thrown out of their home by religious parents, and has to navigate finding themselves with the support of a supportive group of friends and an off the wall art teacher. I know when I describe it I Wish You All the Best sounds cliche but the film's earnestness elevates it and it's hard not to watch without it getting you emotionally. The story might cut a few corners but its focus on the messiness of coming out, of growing up, and figuring things out is refreshing. So many mistakes are made on these journeys and the comfort with that that Dorfman has in telling it makes it feel real.
Also Fogelmanis is wonderul, giving a really breakout performances as the main character and finding a real human inside the character. So despite some of the limits of the film everyone steps up and makes it a really watchable, really affecting movie.
I Wish You All the Best
Starring: Corey Fogelmanis, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Lena Dunham, Alexandra Daddario, Cole Sprouse, Amy Landecker, Brian Michael Smith
Writer/Director: Tommy Dorfman
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