The Never List
The Never List is a 2020 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Michelle Mower, starring Fivel Stewart, Keiko Agena, Andrew Kai, Anna Grace Barlow, Ryan Cargill, Brenna D'Amico and Jonathan Bennett. Cast
 Fivel Stewart as Eva Jeffries
 Keiko Agena as Jennifer Jeffries
 Andrew Kai as Joey
 Anna Grace Barlow as Taylor
 Ryan Cargill as Ben Hallster
 Brenna D'Amico as Liz
 Jonathan Bennett as Mr. Snyder
 Matt Corboy as Paul Jeffries
 Tori Keeth as Izzi
 Susan Ziegler as Mrs. Carlton
 Kevin Menkhorst as Chuck
 Drew Droege as Principal Greer
 Sam M. Hall as Dev
 Kimberly Stanphill as Carol Mears
 Booboo Stewart as Lead Singer
 Rob Nagle as Liz's Dad
 Gloria Bigelow as Olivia
 MariNaomi as themselves

Release
The film was released in select theatres on 11 December 2020. Plot
16-year old Eva (Fivel Stewart), a young overachiever running for student class president, planning a school dance, and dreaming of becoming a comic book artist and her best friend Liz (Brenna D'Amico) have cosplayed their alter egos "Vicky" and "Veronica" since elementary school as a way to release the pressure. Performing highly questionable acts that the real Eva and Liz would never do, documented in their "The Never List". After the sudden death of Liz, Eva decides to honor heir friends memories by completing their secret list of acts  they said they would never do. Initially this leads Eva down a road of romance, but at she progresses, her actions begin to threaten her carefully planned life and future. Reception
Dan Lybarger of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette wrote that the film's acknowledgement that the "chemical recreation" the characters engage in "sometimes has catastrophic consequences in the real world" keeps the film from becoming a "shallow diversion". Cary Darling of the Houston Chronicle rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that "where the film ultimately goes may not be totally unexpected but getting there is an engaging trip." Barbara Shulgasser-Parker of Common Sense Media rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote that while Stewart is "compelling", she "cannot inject sense into the insensible." Liam Trump of Film Threat gave the film a score of 2/10 and wrote that the film suffers from a "poor" screenplay and "tepid" direction, and that "any of the potential drawn up by the premise is drowned out by how weak the execution winds up being." References

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American coming-of-age drama films
2020s coming-of-age drama films