Viola Davis leads a charming comedy [Sundance] – / Movie

From his first shot across the Big Dipper to the small town of Wiggly, Georgia, in 1977, Troop zero, a comedy made by co-directors Bert & Bertieseems to be constantly too young and cute for his own good. But even if his jokes do not always happen, the film remains a pleasant and charming diversion and further proof that Viola Davis can raise any movie she's in.

Christmas flint with an absurd name (Mckenna Grace) is a nine-year-old obsessed with contact with extraterrestrial life. When we meet her for the first time, she throws flashlights into the sky to try to tell her existence that she exists – and also potentially to talk to her dead mother, who, according to Christmas, could now reside among the stars. She lives with her father (Jim Gaffigan), an unlucky and highly regarded defense attorney who constantly loses time collecting the payment from his clients and admires Rayleen (Davis), the versatile secretary of his father, who regrets not having attended the Faculty of Law of decades earlier.

Obviously, Christmas, who is a stranger, is sometimes bullied by the girls of the local Birdie Scout troop for wetting the bed (something she swears she does not do). does not), but she seems mostly happy to look at books in the library and dream of sending messages in the space. But would not you know it: On a Christmas day, a visiting NASA scientist explains that a winner of this year's Birdie Scout Jamboree will have this opportunity: NASA is preparing to launch the Voyager spacecraft and is looking for to record a group of children's greetings for the gold disc that will be sent with. Wishing to win this award but refusing access to the current Birdie troupe, Christmas begins her own troupe with a band of heirs neighborhood children and recruits Rayleen as the troop's mother, a position the badistant secretary refuses at first, but finally accepts because it will put her face to face with the mother of the evil girl's troops, Miss Mbadey (Allison Janey, dripping with false sweetness).

The story follows a clbadic formula of sports film. Our young heroes form an unruly team, complete a series of challenges to qualify for the competition, fight with the other troupe and head for a final clash at the Jamboree. Thought School of rock meets Little Miss Sunshine with 100% more southern accents, and you are in the stadium. All of this sounds remarkably old-fashioned, including the fact that everyone is learning valuable lessons from their friends and themselves along the way. There are pet jokes, dance numbers to songs by David Bowie, and a Reserve dogs tribute, but also truly touching moments that rely on the emotions felt by the characters, their hopes and dreams.

It may seem a bit too much Sometimes, but I found myself mostly charmed by his charms, largely thanks to the cast – especially to Davis, who does not have much to do, but still does well. Mckenna Grace, who also played a young premature in gifted In front of Chris Evans, everything is going well for the wide-eyed protagonist, and the relationships she forms with her young buddies outweigh any major quarrels between Janey and Davis characters. The film's great conclusion works despite it, helped by an exciting score and a series of heartfelt moments from the gang. This movie will not upset anyone's world, but it's a nice little movie with a healthy message and a good-natured attitude that will almost certainly bring some smiles to your face. Sometimes that's enough.

Amazon Studios will release Troop zero sometimes in 2019.

/ Movie Rating: 6 out of 10

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