My Name Is Emily (2015)

My Name Is Emily: Directed by Simon Fitzmaurice. With Evanna Lynch, George Webster, Michael Smiley, Deirdre Mullins. On her 16th birthday, Emily runs away from her foster home and, with the help of her new friend Arden, sets out on a road trip to break her father out of a psychiatric institution.

“Emily (Evanna Lynch) feels lost in the world. After her motheru0026#39;s death, her father Robert (Michael Smiley) deteriorated mentally and forced into an institution. Emily was placed in foster care. In the new school, teachers keep asking, u0026quot;What is wrong with you?u0026quot; The kids think sheu0026#39;s weird except Arden (George Webster) who is head over heels for her. Itu0026#39;s her birthday and the expected card from her father has not arrived. She enlists Arden in her mission to save her father.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEvanna Lynch is most well-known as Harry Potteru0026#39;s Luna Lovegood. This one is a similar flighty, ethereal character. She is quite compelling playing this type of role and has a certain magnetic charisma. George Webster is a relative newcomer and presents a very appealing actor. Most of this works well as a teen romance and road trip. At a certain point, the story struggles to do something more than the simple formula. The fatheru0026#39;s story could have been more emotional. For all the possibilities, the danger to him fizzles. It becomes something interesting about the father daughter relationship but it could have been more dramatic. Its potential is not fully realized but itu0026#39;s good nevertheless.”