# ‘Mouse’ movie review: a triumphantly intimate, thoughtful coming-of-age tearjerker

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mouse-movie-review-a-triumphantly-intimate-thoughtful-coming-of-age-tearjerker/
- Published: 2026-10-31T05:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T05:08:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/kelly-osullivan-alex-thompson-mouse-movie-review/

## Key points

- ‘Mouse’ follows a community three months after a teenager’s death.
- A memorial cabaret brings grieving classmates and families together.
- The review highlights Katherine Kupferer and Sophie Okonedo’s performances.

## Summary

‘Mouse’ is a moving coming-of-age drama from Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson, whose earlier film ‘Ghostlight’ also explored grief through theatre. Set in a close-knit community, it uses a young person’s death to examine how families and classmates cope, reconnect and try to resume daily life.

The story takes place in 2002, three months after 17-year-old Callie dies, focusing on her best friend Minnie and Callie’s mother, Helen. A cabaret proposed in Callie’s honour brings the community together, while Minnie struggles with guilt and isolation. The review praises Katherine Kupferer’s nuanced performance and Sophie Okonedo’s compassion, and says the film avoids reducing its characters’ feelings to labels.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.