Natalia Dyer stars in Karen Maine's comedy 'Yes, God, Yes,' which captures the cringe of teen shame, salvation in desire in a religious setting.
mines her own awkward teenage experiences for her directorial debut, “Yes, God, Yes.
Maine’s approach to the material is not to gloss over it with wit or sparkle but to deeply lean into the cringe-core aspect of Alice’s experience. The awkward moments are soundtracked by silence or whispers and drawn out into agonizingly long moments.
The world Maine creates is one of a subtle but undeniable hypocrisy that emanates throughout the retreat, where leaders and role models say one thing but do another. Part of Alice’s confusion is that she’s constantly being gaslighted by everyone around her as she tries to make sense of things that don’t make sense, like the rules and social shame that tell her what she feels is wrong, gross or shameful.
There are times where the film struggles with pacing, especially in those bone-dry comedic moments. But Maine’s honesty as a filmmaker, and Dyer’s incredible performance, pull us along on Alice’s journey toward making sense of it all, and most important, herself. The only place Alice finds any sense, or any answers, is at a local dive bar where she meets a person who serves as a guide, at least for a moment, promising her that yes, it does get better, somehow.
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