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Premature

2019

Rashaad Ernesto Green

Zora Howard, Joshua Boone, Meeya Davis, Imani Lewis ...

5.8

37

Romance. Drama Set against the backdrop of a changing Harlem landscape, when seventeen year old Ayanna meets handsome and mysterious outsider Isaiah, her entire world is turned upside down on her path towards self-discovery as she travails the rigorous terrain of young love the summer before she leaves for college.

	Author	Review
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"Perceptive and poetic writing elevates cliched coming-of-age tale"	POS
United States	Candice Frederick The Wrap	"'Premature' captures that unexpected, earth-shattering moment in life when you realize adulthood, real adulthood, is not so simple and cute."	POS
United States	Jon Frosch The Hollywood Reporter	"A modest, lovely slice of New York City naturalism (...) every time the camera returns to Howard’s face, the film hooks you"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"[It] rather clumsily retreads familiar ground (...) While 'Premature' may seem less professional than your average Sundance movie (...) that doesn’t diminish what’s fresh, vulnerable and true about the film"	NEU
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"'Premature' isn’t original, but it feels that way (...) Every moment rings true (...) Lifted above its narrative clichés by the poetry of the writing and the vibrancy of the filmmaking"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"[An] absorbing romantic drama (...) What’s remarkable about 'Premature' is how much Howard says with her silences alone"	POS
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"'Premature' doesn’t break much new ground. But it sure breaks hearts (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Joe Blessing The Playlist	"A sensitive look at being young, black, and in love in New York City (...) Howard is a breakout talent and she endows this story with grace and passion"	POS

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