“We’ll be right here.”

From Troop Zero.

In 1977, Christmas Flint (Mckenna Grace) is a little girl that is fascinated with outer space and making contact with aliens.  Since Christmas’ mother died, she’s lived with her father, Ramsey “Boss Man” Flint (Jim Gaffigan), a struggling lawyer.  Miss Rayleen (Viola Davis) works for Ramsey, and fights to keep him on track and the law firm afloat.  With his love of music and dancing, Christmas’ neighbor Joseph (Charlie Shotwell) isn’t manly enough for his father, but when he’s not being forced to play football, he’s Christmas’ closest friend.  When a representative from NASA offers whatever Birdie Scout group that wins the upcoming jamboree the chance to participate in the Golden Record project–a time capsule of Earth that will be launched into space–Christmas wants to join the Birdies, but unofficial scout leader, Piper (Ashley Brooke), refuses to let the outsider join.  Desperate to get on that record and send a message to the aliens, Christmas decides to start her own Birdie Scout troop and win the jamboree.  Christmas gets Joseph, Anne-Claire (Bella Higginbotham) the one-eyed Christian girl, Hell-No (Milan Ray) the local bully, and her silent enforcer Smash (Johanna Colón) to join her troop.  The last step in Christmas’ plan is to get Miss Rayleen to agree to be the Troop’s leader… to Miss Rayleen’s great dismay.  When they go to inform Miss Massey (Allison Janney), the other Birdie Scout leader, that they are going to be a troop, she reluctantly makes it official and gives them the only number left: Troop Zero.  Now Miss Rayleen just has to help each scout win one patch to make it to Jamboree, where they will have to find a way to win the talent show.  The struggle to get Troop Zero patches will push them all, individually and collectively, beyond anything anyone in Wiggly, Georgia ever thought possible.

This comedy is filled with off-beat humor that is sweet and simple.  Grace is brilliant in her leading role, despite her young age.  Similar in style to Wes Anderson’s films, Troop Zero is a captivating story that highlights the importance of friendship, community, and being true to yourself.

| Rated: PG | Running Time: 97 minutes |Genre: comedy/drama |

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 4 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 0.5 of 10

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