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Will & Harper (2024)

Will & Harper (2024)

7.9

A heartwarming and heartbreaking odyssey across America about friendship, identity, and everything in between

Movie

United States of America
English
Comedy, Documentary
2024
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TLDR

I didn’t even notice I was smiling ear to ear watching this until the credits started to roll and I caught a glimpse of myself on the black screen; my cheeks ached but my heart was warmed.

What it's about

Will Ferrell and his newly transitioned best friend Harper Steele navigate friendship, transness, and society as they embark on a road trip across America.

The take

Will and Harper’s premise is simple: two friends journey from one end of the States to another and, amid pit stops and bar hops, sunsets and beers, they talk about life, from its biggest concepts down to its tiniest details. The only difference in this case is that Will and Harper are navigating their friendship as well as the roads; since Harper has only recently transitioned (formerly, she was the comedy screenwriter Andrew Steele), she and Will feel the need to settle more than a few questions. When did this all start? What kept Harper from coming out? Will the friendship still be the same? Does Harper still like bad beer? Will, for his part, is earnest and curious, and though he fumbles along the way—at one point, he inadvertently exposes Harper to a transphobic crowd—he’s quick to recognize his mistakes, learn from them, and recenter our attention to Harper, who is the real star of this film. We learn about her childhood and how she grappled with identity throughout her life. We even visit her home in Iowa and get to know her family. The film keeps it light by smartly relying on their naturally funny tandem and the beautiful American country backdrop. It’s been said that to know the real American pulse, you’d have to go to the Midwest, and that’s exactly what they do. It’s not always pretty, but there are bubbles of joy there that present hope not just to Harper but to the many transpeople out there waiting to know if it’s finally time to head out (it is).

What stands out

Whatever happened to Kristen Wiig’s song?

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