Better Nate than Ever
★ ★★ ½
Delightful. Better Nate Than Ever achieves the goal of putting a smile on your face throughout its entire runtime. It's a love letter not so much to Broadway, but a love letter to the love of theatre. Rueby Wood plays Nate and is unbelievable in his first on-screen credit. He is a natural on screen and oozes charisma and confidence. Although it has some familiar tropes of a family film, especially towards the end when it has to resolve some crucial plot points, it shines with originality with its pace and humor. This movie is earnest in its nerdiness and pursuit of one's dreams, and our whole family grinned throughout the whole experience.
