How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)

How to Talk to Girls at Parties is the kind of gloriously oddball romance that feels like punk rock crashing into sci‑fi—loud, messy, and unexpectedly tender. Set against the grime-and-glitter thrum of 1970s London, it turns first love into an intergalactic culture clash with the giddy energy of a midnight movie that knows exactly how weird it wants to be. The film’s big swing is its charm: it’s playful, imaginative, and unafraid to chase emotion right alongside its wild ideas, buoyed by performances that commit to the madness without winking it away. It won’t be for anyone craving a tidy, conventional love story, but if you’re in the mood for something creative, ambitious, and proudly unique, it’s a blast worth taking a chance on.

How to Talk to Girls at Parties wants to mash up punk-era teen romance with offbeat sci‑fi weirdness, and you can feel the ambition in its attitude and visual style. The problem is it plays like three different movies fighting for control, so the pacing lurches, the tone keeps changing, and the themes never quite land in a satisfying way. If you need a coherent story, clear character arcs, or comedy that builds to payoffs, this will likely feel like a stylish muddle rather than a fun ride. But if you’re the type who enjoys messy, artsy genre collisions and can forgive narrative chaos for the sake of vibe, music, and oddball imagery, you might find it intermittently charming.