Sierra Burgess is a Loser premieres Friday, September 7th on Netflix.
Remaining within the Netflix algorithmic family, Shannon Purser, who gained notoriety for a short role on the first season of Stranger Things that exploded into a quasi-ironic phenomenon, stars in Sierra Burgess Is a Loser – a modern tweaking of Cyrano de Bergerac that’s also kind of Strangers on a Train…and also a nod to ’80s teen comedies?
It’s a lot to absorb and the film is sadly muddled in its approach, but Purser is still able to shine through the jumble and emerge as someone definitely worth paying attention to in the years to come. As the titular Sierra Burgess, Purser channels a wee bit of Stranger Things’ Barb as a smart, unpopular girl at her high school.
Source: IGN.com Sierra Burgess Is a Loser: Netflix Movie Review