2025 · 1h 43m · English · United States
Directed By: Chelsea Bo
Production Company: Paxeros
2025 · 1h 43m · English · United States
Drama · Comedy
Georgie, a brazen tween, is thrust into the guardianship of her half-sister Harper whose attempts to parent only lead to exposing their paralleled childhood wounds.
No Right Way is a beautifully written and produced film of half-sisters from a perspective we don’t always see. It’s insightful and, best of all, heartbreaking.
Bo shows an impressively light touch with both the story and the performances” and “an odd couple comedy [that takes a] deeper and more unusual [...] look at what constitutes the ties that bind.” “Turning disparate elements into a strong yet playful dramedy.
A movie about parenting for people who aren’t parents” “The acting is as spot-on as the pacing, a story that lures us in and charms us up before delivering that cold slap of reality.” “No Right Way feels timely and humbling as it sets our ‘That’s what I’d do’ expectations up, and slaps them around all through the third act.
The arrival of a fresh, new voice on the indie filmmaking scene
hard-hitting emotional rollercoaster about the complexities of sisterhood
the exceptionally smart screenplay indicates that [Chelsea Bo] is a perceptive observer of human nature, and her characters are authentically complicated.” and “This affecting family drama is compelling without any tinge of soapiness and a remarkably promising debut feature for writer-director-star Chelsea Bo
If this film had gotten the same amount of publicity of a say, Napoleon or Barbie, it would certainly be one of the surprise hits of the year. I am going to regard it as such.
Bursting with charm – an engaging buddy movie that revels in the organic rhythms of family life
a spectacular directorial debut that’s balanced beautifully by dynamic writing, thoughtful direction, and two superb performances from its leads