2015 · comedy · drama · coming-of-age
The D Train
Directed by Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul1h 41m2015
With his 20th reunion looming, Dan can’t shake his high school insecurities. In a misguided mission to prove he’s changed, Dan rekindles a friendship with the popular guy from his class and is left scrambling to protect more than just his reputation when a wild night takes an unexpected turn.
Our read: The D Train (2015) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded comedy · drama · coming-of-age entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- intimate
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