Fans of the new Netflix rom-com “The Half of It” are hoping the film actually is only half of the story. The movie premiered Friday and has not only wowed critics — it currently has a 95% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes — but also found a fan following that is already screaming for a sequel.
And it raked up a major award: on Wednesday the Tribeca Film Festival — which is bestowing awards virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic — gave it the Founders Award for Best U.S.
Narrative Feature. In the movie, directed by Alice Wu (“Saving Face”), Leah Lewis plays Ellie Chu, a smart — and closeted — Chinese-American teen in the Pacific Northwest.