Synopsis
Punk-rocker turned suburban mom, Kelly, is nostalgic for a life she can no longer have and uncertain of a future she doesn’t yet fit in. Seventeen-year-old Cal is frustrated at his lack of control over the hand he's been dealt. When the two strike up an unlikely friendship, it's the perfect spark needed to thrust them both back to life.
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Cast
- Juliette LewisKelly
- Jonny WestonCal
- Josh HopkinsJosh
- Cybill ShepherdBev
- Lucy OwenJulie
- Ken MarksBill
- Margaret ColinJanice
- Scarlett GiulianoJackson
- Serafina GiulianoJackson
- Victoria BarabasMommy #1
Recommendations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
The biggest takeaway from Kelly & Cal, a wonderfully honest and tender film about the bitter pill of adulthood, is Hollywood's criminal underuse of Juliette Lewis. - 80
TheWrap
It's a film that takes its characters and their crises seriously, allowing them to fully explore their situation before providing them (and the audience) a genuine roadmap for finding their way through. - 80
Variety
This disarming pic navigates tricky emotional territory to emerge as an impressive feature debut for helmer Jen McGowan and scribe Amy Lowe Starbin. - 70
Village Voice
Amy Lowe Starbin's script offers a welcome directness and some sly observations about acceptance and compromise. - 70
The New York Times
The performances of Ms. Lewis and Mr. Weston crackle with authenticity. Like a good punk-rock song, this bracingly honest, tough-minded vignette stays true to itself. - 60
The Dissolve
Kelly & Cal is worth seeing, if only because it gives Lewis her first truly meaty role in years. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
The picture would go nowhere without the friendly chemistry between Lewis and costar Jonny Weston, as the wheelchair-bound high schooler who charms her. If young mothers had any time to go to movies, this one might draw them in droves. - 50
New York Post
Kelly & Cal is at its best when focused on Lewis and Weston.
