Every so often, a teen comedy emerges that is just so breathlessly funny and relatable that it makes you reconsider your own adolescence. The reality of life is that none of us know what we’re doing, ever. High school is such a myopic experience in the grand scheme of things. It seems like what happens then is the most important events of your life, but it’s not.
Brian, the feature directorial debut from Will Ropp, is a rare realistic portrayal of the tumultuously imperfect teen experience. Brian (Ben Wang) is a teen who, like most of us, is a little bit messed up. He’s anxious and insecure. He also doesn’t know what he wants to be yet, so he goes through high school trying things on like clothes, wondering what will be the one that finally fits. We’ve all been there; we remember that uncertainty vividly.
