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Summary A singer-songwriter in a downward spiral takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.
Directed By: Nicole Riegel
Written By: Nicole Riegel
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 53 m
- 2024
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 53 m
Dandelion
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Summary A singer-songwriter in a downward spiral takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.
Directed By: Nicole Riegel
Written By: Nicole Riegel
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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73% Positive
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27% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
66
73% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
27% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The unguarded authenticity of this film shifts its simple story away from any banality towards being a revealing narrative which celebrates the creative spirit and ponders the invisibility of Blackness.
In the end, Dandelion feels like one artist’s emotional prequel, leaving us wishing for even more.
As Riegel builds to a conclusion that feels both predictable and satisfying, Dandelion must decide how far she’s willing to go to bet on herself. More people should bet on Riegel and Layne, and fast.
The story of a young singer-songwriter who’s stuck in a nowhere loop until she takes an impulsive leap, the feature is sometimes clunky but often quietly transporting.
When Dandelion is wholly inside her music — performing or composing or even idly picking out melodies while sitting beneath a city bridge — she carries her own magic hour inside her, and the refusal of the rest of the world to see it is what’s wearing her down. “Dandelion” is the story of how she gets her groove back, and only the star’s gift of presence keeps it from floating off on the breeze.
Layne's performance is a real strength, and she does a great job of not only anchoring us in her character's emotions, but embodying how she feels about singing in any given scene.
The story, alas, is colorless and flat: a terribly earnest picture of two sad people looking for somebody or something to jump-start their battery.
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Awards
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination