Anyone who has struggled to turn their art — the thing about which they are most passionate — into a career likely will relate to aspects of “Dandelion.”
Thomas Doherty’s Casey and KiKi Layne’s Dandelion form a musical and personal bond in “Dandelion.” Anyone who has struggled to turn their art — the thing about which they are most passionate — into a career likely will relate to aspects ofWhile the largely charming and effective film’s titular figure is a young Black woman attempting to make it as a singer-songwriter, it is inspired largely by writer-director Nicole Riegel’s experience of trying to make it as a filmmaker.
Dandelion’s breaking point comes when, upon arriving home earlier than expected, catches Jean smoking. The former hits the road, acoustic guitar in two, for a desperate stab at winning a battle of the bands at a bike week celebration in South Dakota — despite previously telling a bar employee that the contest would be for her only if she wanted to make music about drinking beer in her Silverado.
She meets his musical pals and makes a little music with them, appearing to see musical possibilities she never had before. More often than not a portrait of pain, the film never feels suffocating, thanks both to the assured direction of Riegel that boasts myriad nice touches.
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