Film Review – Suncoast (2024)

Television writer and actress Laura Chinn makes her directorial debut with “Suncoast.” It’s a semi-autobiographical tale of a young woman’s quest for human connection during a time of tremendous emotional demands and typical adolescent awkwardness, with Chinn using her experience with a dying sibling in Florida to inspire a study of family dynamics and loneliness, with a little real-world headline news of the day helping to add some perspective to the story. Chinn scripts with authority for half of the feature, creating deeply wounded characters who have no idea how to interact with each other, left to manage some kind of routine that’s impossible to follow for long. There are two sides to “Suncoast,” which creates a frustrating viewing experience, with the potential for a sensitive, knowing examination of difficult relationships repeatedly disrupted by the banalities of teen cinema. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com