Am I OK? (2024)

June 6, 2024 (US) • Comedy, Romance, Drama • 86m

Overview

Lucy and Jane have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to know about each other. But when Jane announces she's moving to London, Lucy reveals a long-held secret. As Jane tries to help Lucy, their friendship is thrown into chaos.

Directors

Stephanie Allynne, Tig Notaro

Writer

Lauren Pomerantz

Top Billed

Dakota Johnson

Keywords

coming out friendship female friendship lgbt woman director reflective lesbian

Where to watch

Free / Included

HBO Max Amazon Channel

YouTube TV

HBO Max

Top Billed Cast

Dakota Johnson

Lucy

Sonoya Mizuno

Jane

Jermaine Fowler

Danny

Kiersey Clemons

Brittany

Molly Gordon

Kat

Whitmer Thomas

Ben

Sean Hayes

Stu

Tig Notaro

Sheila

Odessa A'zion

Sky

Patrick McDonald

Server 1

Mayank Bhatter

Server 2

Jess Nurse

Christine

Emma Pasarow

Courtney

Rey Herrera

Bartender

E.R. Fightmaster

Dancer at Bar (uncredited)

James Hunter

Bread Roll Guy (uncredited)

Crew

Cristina Dunlap

Director of Photography

Christopher Brown

Production Design

Mars Feehery

Art Direction

Jorjee Douglass

Makeup Department Head

Alexis Kleyla

Makeup Artist

Leo Marcil

Sound Effects Editor

Miranda Traczyk

Costume Supervisor

Craig Wedren

Original Music Composer

Alex Brown

Executive Producer

Greg Arch

Steadicam Operator

Ashley Cordova

Key Makeup Artist

Richard Gould

Sound Effects Editor

Chris Scarabosio

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David Liebling

Steadicam Operator

David Liebling

"B" Camera Operator

Kathryn Burns

Choreographer

Chelsea Ellis Bloch

Casting

Marisol Roncali

Casting

Jacqueline Knowlton

Makeup Artist

Morgan Ferrando

Key Hair Stylist

Cindy Shute

Hairstylist

Anna Zenner

Hair Department Head

Anne Stericker

Set Decoration Buyer

Cédric Chabloz

First Assistant Director

Tomi Hutton

Second Assistant Director

Cameron H. Price

Second Assistant Director

St. Vincent

Music

Alex Altman

Production Sound Mixer

Josh Bissett

Utility Sound

Miriam Cole

Dialogue Editor

Stacey Michaels

Foley Mixer

Bryan Parker

Supervising Sound Editor

Monique Reymond

Foley Artist

Nick Ronzio

Boom Operator

Jeffrey Roy

ADR Mixer

Lyndsey Schenk

Sound Editor

Lyndsey Schenk

Foley

Charles Dulin

Visual Effects Supervisor

Greg Arch

"A" Camera Operator

Steve Forbes

Key Grip

Justin Garcia

Gaffer

Austin Nelson

Grip

Katie Workinger

Set Costumer

Stephanie Allynne

Director

Tig Notaro

Director

Erik Feig

Producer

Jessica Elbaum

Producer

Will Ferrell

Producer

Dakota Johnson

Producer

Ro Donnelly

Producer

Stephanie Allynne

Producer

Royce Reeves-Darby

Executive Producer

Amy Jarvela

Executive Producer

Lucy Kitada

Producer

Michael Sean Tighe

Producer

Glen Scantlebury

Editor

April Napier

Costume Designer

Maddie Schiff

Producer's Assistant

Lauren Pomerantz

Writer

Kayla Emter

Editor

Reviews

Brent Marchant

⭐ 5/10

June 9, 2024

Coming out isn’t always an easy process, especially for anyone who has lingering doubts about his or her sexual orientation. However, given the prevailing conditions present in contemporary society, this gay comedy-drama from directors Stephanie Allynne and Tig Nataro stretches credibility where that notion is concerned. Thirty-two-year-old Angelino Lucy (Dakota Johnson) can’t figure herself out sexually speaking. She’s not particularly interested in men, as her sometimes-male companion, Ben (Whitmer Thomas), finds out, but she’s not sure if she’s genuinely attracted to women. She spends considerable time with her bestie, Jane (Sonoya Mizuno), a straight woman whom she’s known for years but who is also about to relocate from Los Angeles to London for work, a development about which Lucy has mixed feelings. So, when Lucy at last opens up to Jane about her possible lesbian leanings, she does all she can to get her friend a date before she leaves for England. But, somewhat perplexingly, Lucy hesitates at every turn, fearful of what might transpire. And therein lies the problem with this film – it’s just not believable. If this picture were made (or set) 40 years ago, when social acceptance of alternative lifestyles was more problematic, then it would probably come across as more plausible. But, given current conditions, it’s simply not convincing. If Lucy were to live in an isolated conservative small town, it might be more conceivable, but she lives in Los Angeles, for goodness sake, where alternative sexuality is virtually a prerequisite for residency. Lucy’s exaggerated whining about her reluctance to move forward grows tiresome, too, and it’s easy to see why Jane loses patience with her. That’s a problem compounded by Johnson’s underwhelming performance, which is annoying and anything but persuasive. The script’s humor is fairly thin, too, save for the laughs generated in cameo appearances by LGBTQ+ icons like Sean Hayes and Nataro, who delivers a positively hilarious performance as a deadpan New Age retreat facilitator. But the film genuinely could use more of these edgy narrative elements (along with greater overall believability) to succeed as a viable release. In fact, given Nataro’s reputation as a source of outrageously sidesplitting comedy, this project is surprisingly tame and inherently more conventional than what one would expect out of someone so innately talented. The picture’s aptly timed streaming release for Pride Month isn’t at all unexpected, but it’s genuinely unfortunate that this just isn’t a very good movie. Gay cinema has come a long way in recent decades, but this offering feels like an anachronistic throwback to the early days of the genre. We’ve seen stories much like this before, but the LGBTQ+ community deserves something more inventive – and better overall – at this point.

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Am I OK? (2024)

Stephanie Allynne, Tig Notaro

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