But Mitchell, alongside co-writer Philippa Goslett, expands the scope of Gaiman’s story exponentially, at times for the better, but often for the worse. Were this a more tightly plotted romance focusing solely on their fish-out-of-water courtship, their chemistry might be enough to fuel a full feature. Elle Fanning portrays Zan, the alien in question, with a broad, slapstick-y brand of quirk, which largely feels believable. The film stars Alex Sharp as Enn, a young English punk in late ‘70s Croydon who falls for a girl from outer space. This can be said of How to Talk to Girls at Parties, the Neil Gaiman story brought to life by writer/director John Cameron Mitchell that feels as long as its title. But on occasion, a short story can be brought to the screen with too much excess fat, taking a brisk tale and letting it drag for all to see. Short stories tend to make better source material for motion picture adaptation than novels simply because their general breadth is closer to the form of cinema than lengthier material.
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