Mouse Offers Timeless Wisdom on Grief

Things are going so well at the beginning of Mouse that it’s easy to forget it’s a movie about grief. High school best friends Minne (Katherine Mallen Kupferer) and Callie (Chloe Coleman) look forward to their senior year. Callie bears the confidence of a gifted drama kid. Minnie is good at math. Prophetically, Callie’s boyfriend Brad (Beck Nolan) declares: “Senior year is the best year of our lives, so fucking live it up!” Clearly something bad is about to happen, but Mouse doesn’t rush it. The movie’s title card appears 25 minutes in, so if you know enough to anticipate tragedy, you could spend that time wondering what doom could happen here. We’re not going to reveal the specifics in this review, because it’s possible to discuss the themes without it, but if you want to avoid spoilers you shouldn’t even watch the movie’s trailer.

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