Leah Meyerhoff is a major new talent. Her “I Believe in
Unicorns” is an accomplished coming-of-age tale that both calls back to the
dozens of stories like it that we’ve seen and charts its own course. If it
falls victim to a bit too many college film student clichés, it’s easy to
forgive Meyerhoff due to the great performance she draws from her talented
young star and what this film means for her bright future.
Davina (Natalie Dyer) is a beautiful young girl who trains
her striking blue eyes on an older kid named Sterling (Peter Vack) and begins