Streaming Spotlight by Cindy Summers
My Old Ass – Prime Video
4 being best.
When talking about her life, Elliott (Maisy Stella) expressed not wanting to get stuck being a third generation cranberry farmer in her hometown of 300 people, and was looking forward to moving to Toronto for the exciting life of the city and going to school. “My Old Ass” puts a fresh spin on a familiar story line where due to some cosmic event 18 year old Elliott comes into contact with her future 39 year old self (Aubrey Plaza) and has a transformative experience altering her direction in life and the relationships with her friends and family.
Elliott decided for her 18th birthday she wanted a camp out with her best friends Ro and Ruthie before she left at the end of summer. They got a bag of hallucinogenic mushrooms, which none of them had taken before, and then set out in their small boat for Maude Island to setup camp, make some tea and see what happens. Ro said she felt like grooving and danced off into the woods and Ruthie fell motionless off the log she was laying on, but Elliott said she wasn’t feeling anything.
Suddenly someone sitting next to her said “that’s because you don’t tolerate drugs well” starling her. Elliott questioned if the person worked for her dad, or if she was god, but she said “No” to those and replied “I’m you, 39 year old you”. Elliott said that wasn’t possible, pointing out the slight gap in Older Elliott’s front teeth. Older Elliott responded that she needed to wear her retainer. To prove she was really Older Elliott she lifted up her shirt to reveal a scar on her chest she got from an injury when she was young the Elliott definitely recognized.
Elliott asked Older Elliott to share something from the future that could later make them rich, but Older Elliott was concerned about the implications of changing the past. Elliott asked Older Elliott to at least share one thing from her future, and though initially pausing told Elliott to avoid anyone with the name Chad. Elliott didn’t know anyone with the name Chad at the time and was gay and had only dated women. Older Elliott told Elliott that she needed to be nicer to her mom and pay more attention to her brothers, and that she should spend more time with the family.
Elliott went to the river alone to skinny dip and cool off. Suddenly a guy’s head popped up from under the water right in front of her and told her his name was Chad (Percy Hynes White). Elliott panicked and on her phone found a new contact “MY OLD ASS”, so sent a text saying “I met Chad.” and shockingly received a text telling her “Don’t go there”. Older Elliott reminded Elliott to spend time with the family and started giving Elliott regular advice on things happening in her life.
Older Elliott told Elliott to not have sex with him, though she continued to spend time with Chad. Then Elliott and Chad met up again at the river and Chad asked Elliott for her to take him for a ride in his boat. She said the boat wasn’t working and Chad offered to fix it. Chad was very charming and nice, and their chemistry grew every time they were around each other. They spent the day on her boat together playing like children, eventually ending up seeking shelter from a storm and actually having sex, though it was the first time Elliott had ever been with a guy.
When Elliott got Older Elliot appeared from behind a tree and when Elliott pushed Older Elliott to explain why she needed to stay away from Chad, Older Elliott told her Chad dies and she experiences more heartache than imaginable. Now Elliott had to choose what to do with what she knew about her future and whether or not to risk the definite outcome of broken heart with Chad.
Plaza’s sharp wit and performance as the wisecracking Older Elliott is thoroughly entertaining.
Runtime: 1h 29m
