Movie Review: ‘Little Miss Sociopath’

by | Apr 8, 2025 | Featured Post, Movie Reviews, Movies | 0 comments


Greetings again from the darkness. Some folks just kind of float through life feeling ‘not seen’ … even though their inner voice speaks to them incessantly. This describes Clementine/Clem, a Pharmacy Technician who specializes in holding her tongue in most social and family situations. When her beloved dad dies, Clem is forced to cohabitate with her less than warm-hearted stepmom. This is the set-up for the first feature film from writer-director Miv Evans.

To clarify, death is not typically a hot topic for comedy, but this time it’s front and center of some dark comedy that pushes the boundaries of the ethics most members of society subscribe to. (A relatable) Jenny Tran plays Clem. She’s a repressed individual who rarely gets noticed, though her rapid-fire inner dialogue provided through narration informs us of her many insecurities, her love for her dad, and her challenging stepmom. When Dad unexpectedly passes, Jenny is bullied into caregiving for Bella (Victoria Goodhart), her uptight former hippie artist stepmom.

At work, Clem forms a rare connection with the oddball new hire. Adam (Brendan Michael Coughlin) is her ‘fantasy guy’, mostly because he’s charming and notices her and engages with her. It matters little that he is mostly full of BS, while spinning tall tales about his background, situation, and knowledge. Add morphine to this arrangement and soon enough Jenny has a new business venture that finds her selling her soul to cash in on the elderly as a client of Swan Song Agency – featuring the world’s most constantly put-off receptionist.

Add in Mrs Carter (Lisa Scott), an extraordinarily nosy neighbor, and Erica (Pamela Shaw), a flamboyant and slightly mysterious client of Clem’s new caretaking service, and you have the makings of an entertaining venture that will test your own moral code – do you support Clem or are you shocked? Filmmaker Evans kicks off the film with the line, “Everyone seems normal till you get to know them.” That sentiment certainly holds true in this little movie that would be quite popular at most film festivals.

The film releases on April 7, 2025

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