{"id":1537,"date":"2022-04-30T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T21:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2022-04-22T14:47:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T21:47:09","slug":"no-vacancy-a-heartwarming-tale-based-on-a-true-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2022\/no-vacancy-a-heartwarming-tale-based-on-a-true-story\/","title":{"rendered":"No Vacancy * A Heartwarming Tale Based On A True Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/novacancy.poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1540\" width=\"100\" height=\"127\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A jaded reporter is demoted to a rural news station, where she befriends a recovering addict and gets involved with a church&#8217;s plans to transform an old motel into housing for homeless families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Apurva S. comments, \u201c<em>No Vacancy <\/em>is a good, heartwarming tale, which is especially crowd-pleasing as it is based on a true story\u2026 I found it very exciting. Even though this isn\u2019t an action movie,\u00a0<em>No Vacancy\u00a0<\/em>is engaging.&#8221; See her full review below.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No Vacancy<br>Apurva Sistla, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>No Vacancy <\/em>is a heartwarming tale, that is especially crowd-pleasing as it is based on a true story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"No Vacancy - Movie Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/brhklwvW3Uw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/novacancy.b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1538\" width=\"206\" height=\"137\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandi Michaels (Sean Young) is a news reporter who lives with her mom and an alcoholic brother (Wade Hunt Williams). Being a very close-minded person, her view of the world changes when she meets a homeless drug addict (T.C. Stallings). She believes that people are only out for themselves, but when she discovers a church that is struggling to purchase a motel for homeless families, her thoughts change.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/novacancy.a-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1539\" width=\"225\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/novacancy.a-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/novacancy.a.jpg 306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The storyline hooked me into the movie the most. I found it very exciting. Even though this isn\u2019t an action movie,\u00a0<em>No Vacancy\u00a0<\/em>is engaging. Sean Young, who plays main character Brandi, is an exceptional actress when it comes to emotion. She has subtle expressions which contribute to my overall favorable opinion of this film. Brandi is portrayed as a simple person whose view of the whole world changes after she sees how unselfish and altruistic people can be, and the character development portrays this evidently. The pace of the film is perfect, not being too fast or too slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give <em>No Vacancy <\/em>4.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for mature kids ages 12 to18, plus adults. <em>No Vacancy<\/em> releases in theaters on May 9, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A jaded reporter is demoted to a rural news station, where she befriends a recovering addict and gets involved with a church&#8217;s plans to transform an old motel into housing for homeless families. <\/p>\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Apurva S. comments, \u201cNo Vacancy is a good, heartwarming tale, which is especially crowd-pleasing as it is based on a true story\u2026 I found it very exciting. 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