Metal Heart (2018)

METAL HEART  (2018)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Hugh O'Conor
    Jordanne Jones, Leah McNamara, Moe Dunford,
    Aaron Heffernan, Leah Doyle, Yasmine Akram
A coming-of-age movie from Ireland about a pair of teenaged sisters, fraternal twins, spending a last summer in the house together before they move on to college, or a career, or whatever the grown-up world has in store for them. One's a perky, popular, blonde-haired beauty. The other's a goth. What happens is fairly predictable and maybe at times a bit cute, but Jordanne Jones' performance as the outcast Emma commands your attention from the start. I couldn't really buy her makeover, or her night out with her sister's three obnoxious friends. She seems too smart for that, and as colors other than black start to slip into her wardrobe, some of what makes her unique and appealing gets lost. Maybe that's a part of growing up, but it's sad to see it happen, just the same.