Smartass (2017)

Smartass: Directed by Jena Serbu. With Joey King, Luke Pasqualino, Ronen Rubinstein, Tade Adepoyibi. A 15-year-old girl becomes intimately acquainted with a town in California after being released from prison.

“Fans of films like Love and a .45, Natural Born Killers, Killing Zoe, Spun, and those other niche crime thrillers will find quite a delight in this film. Characters are charmingly broken, quick witted, and often borderline sociopaths, but all with seemingly redeeming qualities that wonu0026#39;t leave you feeling too guilty for identifying with them, even if just for a moment.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile the titular character often comes off as trying too hard in the role, and there are some snarky bits that feel somehow off, the film is a chaotic thrill ride with interesting characters and story. One part cautionary tale, one part ride-on-the-wild-side, thereu0026#39;s enough here to keep just about any fan of the genre occupied.”