29/36
MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE is a dark comedy-drama that follows the journey of Merritt (Sonequa Martin-Green), a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran who finds herself at odds with her family thanks to Zoe (Natalie Morales), her deceased best friend. army. Despite the persistence of her VA counselor (Morgan Freeman), the tough love of her mother (Gloria Reuben), and the ease of an unexpected love interest, Merritt’s cozy, dysfunctional friendship with Zoe keeps the duo from isolating themselves from the world. . That is, until Merritt’s estranged grandfather (Ed Harris), who is holed up in the family’s ancestral lake house, starts to get lost and needs the one thing he refuses to give up… help. Essentially, this is a buddy movie about complicated friendships, a fractured family, and the complicated ways we process grief.