Hateship Loveship is a little dry at times but overall a pleasant feel-good movie. The film follows Johanna Parry (Kristen Wiig), a career taker who movies in with a grandfather (Nick Nolte) and his granddaughter Sabitha (Hailee Steinfeld). Upon meeting Johanna and seeing that she is a bit off, Sabitha and her friend Edith decided to prank Johanna by sending her fake love letters and emails from Sabitha's Father, who is a recovering addict. However, as Johanna embraces the prank, things take a turn Sabitha and Edith couldn't have predicted. I won't spoil anything because I feel like this is one of those movies that is better if you watch it for yourselves. However, I will say that I thought it had some good performances and a good message about looking at the positive side of any given situation. Specifically, I thought Kristen Wiig, who in my opinion can be hit or miss, gave a great performance as Johanna. Similarly, I thought Hailee Steinfeld gave an excellent performance even though she was still just a kid. I love Hailee Steinfeld, and she did not disappoint. While I wouldn't put it up with some of her other films, Hailee still steals the show in every scene she was in, and you can really tell that she was a talented actor even from a young age, like in True Grit. Also, I felt that even though Sabitha kind of starts out as a spiteful teenager, it becomes clear that she is a complex character who has lost her mother and, as a result, has a strained relationship with her father. It's not a perfect movie, but it's enjoyable and worth watching for Hailee alone.
Review of Hateship Loveship
