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Movie Info

A freewheeling comedienne, determined to save her family business, persuades an uptight entrepreneur to go on an extended first date - a road trip to New Orleans to sell a van with a complicated history.

Genre:

romance
Original Language:

English
Director:

Will Dennis
Producer:

Tom Atwell, Will Dennis, Adam Peryer
Writer:

Will Dennis
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 30, 2020
Runtime:

1h 27m

Cast & Crew

Will Dennis
Elliot

Eddie Alfano
Sal

Kelsea Bauman
Kimmie

Russell Daniels
Harry

Anthony DeVito
Tim

Jo Firestone
Samantha

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Critic Reviews for Vanilla

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (2)

You'll find Will Dennis' first feature enjoyable, even as you're all too aware of its narrative gears moving too heavily.

April 29, 2020 | Full Review…

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
I'm not saying the director should stick to developing apps himself. But he might have made a better movie if he'd committed to Rocky Road from the start.

April 24, 2020 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Ty Burr
Boston Globe
A lot better than it sounds on paper...a funny, moving, and charming independent debut.

May 17, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Peter Canavese
Celluloid Dreams
It's not a film with intriguing camera angles or special effects, yet it appeals far more than one might think just reading the blurbs.

May 14, 2020 | Full Review…

Martha K. Baker
KDHX (St. Louis)
And that's where Vanilla gets interesting, being less of a will-they-or-won't-they question of their relationship, but instead measuring a character's responses (and thus an audience's comfort) with dating a sex worker.

May 13, 2020 | Full Review…

Jordan Calhoun
Black Nerd Problems
[The stars] had some crackling intensity and chemistry, but I really wanted to spend more time with her than I did with him, so at the end I wasn't really rooting for their relationship that much.

May 4, 2020 | Full Review…

Lael Loewenstein
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Much of the film gets by on Dennis and Bauman-Murphy's chemistry together.

May 1, 2020 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Aaron Neuwirth
We Live Entertainment
It's always brought back to earth by the performances, especially Bauman-Murphy, who plays Kimmie as hilarious, open-hearted and, above all, unapologetic about how she lives.

April 30, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
While the narrative takes some rather corny turns along the way, the film is consistently engaging.

April 29, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
Kind of amazing how enjoyable this movie is considering the inexperience of both actors, and I hope this gets seen by more people.

April 29, 2020 | Full Review…

Edward Douglas
The Weekend Warrior
The script, in all of its awkward cheesiness, finds ways to reach audiences, and that is a testament to Will Dennis.

April 29, 2020 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

Kyle Bain
Film Threat
None of this sounds terribly promising on paper. In the playing, though, Vanilla works up quite a head of charm.

April 28, 2020 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Robert W. Butler
Butler's Cinema Scene