If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
By Su Silver October 24, 2025
Director Mary Bronstein bravely and imaginatively confronts head-on issues that many films would shy away from.
Director Mary Bronstein bravely and imaginatively confronts head-on issues that many films would shy away from.
The script is consistently funny and astutely written, where sorrow often collides with humor.
Essentially a portrait of male insecurity, with two men clueless about how to handle the women in their lives.
For a film about someone stuck and slowly coming to terms with trauma, it’s surprisingly spirited.
Much of this coming-of-ager is so convincingly awkward that I kept needing to hide my face in embarrassment.
Rarely has the subject of dementia been explored with such delicacy and insight as in Sarah Friedland’s feature debut.
A black comedy that is neither dark enough nor funny enough.