Charli XCX\u2019s post-Brat<\/em> pivot to cinema has so far seen her ease her way in, taking small roles in 100 Nights Of Hero<\/em>, Faces Of Death<\/em>, and I Want Your Sex<\/em>, as well as playing herself in tour mock-doc The Moment<\/em>. But Erupcja<\/em> is a bolder leap: an intimate indie character-drama that hinges on her not playing Charli XCX, or a version thereof. It\u2019s a film that proves she may well have a future in movies, the sort of cool underground Euro-picture that she herself would log on her eclectic Letterboxd page.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While XCX\u2019s pop persona has never been the most outsized, she strips it all back to play Bethany \u2014 a \u2018normal\u2019 woman in her thirties on the brink of settling down. Her nice-but-dull boyfriend Rob (Will Madden, perfectly pitiable) has whisked her away to Warsaw (her suggestion, he wanted Paris) where he plans to propose. But Bethany has ulterior motives for picking Poland: she used to live there, and has a powerful unspoken bond with local flower-shop-owner Nel (Lena G\u00f3ra). Whenever Beth and Nel are together, a volcano erupts \u2014 quite literally. When Mount Etna belches ash, cancelling flights across Europe and unexpectedly extending Beth and Rob\u2019s trip, she can\u2019t help but be drawn back into Nel\u2019s orbit.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The film\u2019s greatest asset, its compelling core? It\u2019s Charli, baby.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Director Pete Ohs keeps things low-key but engaging as the tectonic plates shift in Beth and Rob\u2019s relationship; it\u2019s painful watching him flail, trying to bridge the distance and conjure romance as she pulls further away. For all his niceties, they\u2019re clearly not aligned. \u201cWith him, the Earth doesn\u2019t shake,\u201d Beth admits. The exact nature of her connection with Nel \u2014 whether romantic, sexual or spiritual \u2014 isn\u2019t spelled out, but their chemistry is undeniable, both potent and volatile, causing ruptions in Nel\u2019s other entanglements too. Through Rob and Nel, Erupcja<\/em> prods at possible paths in Beth\u2019s future: is the stability he represents boring? Is her connection with Nel \u2014 for all its excitement and unpredictability \u2014 ultimately selfish? Rather than try and offer answers or moralistic judgment, Ohs simply lets his characters exist in the mess of it all.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The overall vibe is one of a hangout, with shades of Richard Linklater\u2019s Before<\/em> films; you sense it was filmed that way too, since Ohs shares a writing credit with all the key cast members, including XCX, Madden, G\u00f3ra and playwright Jeremy O. Harris (who plays a small role as an expat artist). That looseness is inviting, all contained in a 71-minute runtime that doesn\u2019t outstay its welcome. There\u2019s style here \u2014 a boxy aspect ratio, colourful interstitials, volcano cutaways \u2014 and a drolly funny voiceover that lends wry humour to the drama. But the film\u2019s greatest asset, its compelling core? It\u2019s Charli, baby.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n A sharp relationship drama drenched in the casual cool of Charli XCX\u2019s pop persona, with an impressive performance that strips it all way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On a trip to Warsaw, Rob (Will Madden) plans to propose to girlfriend Bethany (Charli XCX). But she\u2019s more interested in reconnecting with old acquaintance Nel (Lena G\u00f3ra). 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