Sujata Day

Sometimes you need a little movie, one whose message is softened with wit and wisdom. Definition Please is that little film. It offers a stubborn, brilliant woman and a troublesome brother and a wily mother. It offers lessons in breaking away and forgiving. It offers nuance, spelled n-u-a-n-c-e.

Definition Pleaseis a genial, insightful feature debut from writer-director — and star — Sujata Day that explores the changing ways one young woman defines her life. The narrative occasionally grinds its gears shifting between its relaxed, ruefully humorous moments and deeper, more dramatic undercurrents. Even when the movie’s straining to get where it’s going, however, we’re more than willing to go along with it — thanks to a memorable set of characters defined by heartfelt, all-too-human comedy.