Kelvin Harrison Jr. was also in a movie called Luce, where he plays someone who grew up in a worn torn country. He is great at giving intense performances without having to raise his voice or get angry. He gives the same performance in Waves as well but he also gets angry and can be powerful and booming. Alexa Demie who starred in Mid 90s and Brigsby Bear is very laid back and is good in this but not as memorable. SPOILERS! Kelvin and Alexa’s relationship is going good until Alexa gets pregnant and won’t get an abortion. The two argue and breakup which sends Kelvin into a downward spiral. He becomes obsessive and acts out. Plus to add on the stress he needs shoulder surgery and may not be able to wrestle anymore. Something happens with the result of Alexa dying and Kelvin going to jail.
This is where the movie focuses on the sister played by Taylor Russell, who has been in Lost in Space on netflix and the movie Escape Room, and her reaction and coping with her brother gone and parents arguing and the family almost falling apart. She giving a very numb performance which fits perfectly for the situation. A guy at school played by Lucas Hedges talks to the sister Taylor and the movie shows scenes of them getting to know each other and budding relationship. At the is point it feels almost like a different movie. When the movie was focusing on Kelvin it gave almost no screen time to Taylor. Kelvin is only shown once more in the movie at the end. The movie even goes and focused on Lucas dealing with his estranged father dying of cancer. This is a character that the audience is introduced to a little more than halfway into the movie. While Lucas Hedges gives a good performance I feel the movie isn't sure who it should focus on now that Kelvin is gone and this could have been to separate movies with a little more development. So while the story and performances were well done the script has great themes but loses focus half way through in my opinion. 🍔🍔🍔
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