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Andrew (Raiff) has returned home after graduating from higher. In a bid to find purpose, he takes up a regular task at Bar Mitzvahs, through which he sparks a friendship with Domino (Johnson) and her autistic daughter Lola (Burghardt).

You lot don't have to be familiar with America's Bar Mitzvah political party industry to know the moves to its dancefloor staple 'Cha Cha Slide'. You slide to the left, then the correct, do a criss-cross with your feet, and the remainder goes from there. The same tin be said for the movie that references that song'due south lyrics, Cha Cha Real Shine, Cooper Raiff's Sundance-winning sophomore indie, which he likewise wrote and stars in. Bat and Bar Mitzvahs frequently provide the motion picture'due south stage — think kippahs, cake, and throngs of bad-mannered 12-twelvemonth-olds shuffling along to trap music — simply at its center, the film is a grapheme study of an aimless still affable swain benumbed, The Graduate- mode, through mail-academic life.

The film in many ways shares connective tissue with Raiff'southward debut film Freshman Year (titled Shithouse in the U.s.), a sometimes bracingly honest business relationship of shy student Alex (played by Raiff) navigating awfully through the social requirements of college life. Like  Alex, Raiff'south character here, Andrew, always articulates his feelings astutely, which contributes to some of the film's more tender moments — particularly between Dakota Johnson's character Domino; her teenage daughter Lola (Vanessa Burghardt), who has been held back in schoolhouse on account of her autism; and Andrew's bipolar mother, played with seasoned maternal warmth by Leslie Mann.

Each of Raiff's characters  > are sympathetic and redeemable, fifty-fifty when they brand poor decisions.

Domino and Andrew connect via a series of long glances over the material-covered tables at the Bar Mitzvah of one of Lola's classmates (Andrew has tagged along with his kid brother). Her relative youth and ability to wear wearing apparel very well have branded Domino an outcast among the other mothers of the community, merely her bond with Lola and demand to give her as conventional an adolescence as possible drives her to these functions regularly. Andrew'south ability to win over Lola, whose autism manifests in a need for strict rules and boundaries, hails  the start of a complicated but well-meaning relationship with both.

Johnson — a consistently enigmatic and beguiling screen presence — collaborated with Raiff on her character, who suffers from depressive feelings, only drawing Andrew farther into her orbit. Every bit a result, her dialogue feels more nuanced and lived-in, as a woman a decade older than Andrew's 22-year-old. Raiff, who is 25, imbues the surrounding script with unbridled earnestness. Each of his characters  are sympathetic and redeemable, fifty-fifty when they make poor decisions. It's a quality that at times overpowers the film; though rooted in a suburban community consisting of people with real-life issues, Raiff's palpable love for the characters that he's created romanticises them to the point where they experience at odds with the world that he's created for them.

Yet this is still an impressively observant film, and its devout lack of cynicism renders Cha Cha Existent Shine a tonic, chock with messy, backable characters and ending on an affectionate and hopeful note. Cynics may bristle at Raiff'due south optimistic intentions, but this  is a film named after a hopelessly cheesy dance song's lyrics, after all.

Raiff'southward assured and intelligent writing and direction, paired with the strength of its acting ensemble, make this an irresistibly charming, emotionally rich care for.

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