I Have Taken a Lot of Sudafed. Here Is a Movie Review of Krystal

Elinor JonesApril 16, 2018 11:59 amJuly 12, 2022 9:45 pm

I watched the indie romantic dramedy Krystal when I was home sick with a cold from hell, in between feverish naps and pulls of flu medicine. Taylor (Nick Robinson) is an 18-year-old who suffers from a heart condition that causes visions of a demon who taunts him. When he falls in love with an older woman, recovering junkie/hooker/stripper Krystal (Rosario Dawson), Taylor fakes being in AA to try to win her over, along with her wheelchair-bound 16-year-old son.

This sounds bad, right?

Elinor Jones

Elinor Jones writes the gossip column, THE TRASH REPORT, as well as movie reviews, and dinosaur stuff. She likes your lipstick. More by Elinor Jones

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