Review of Mistress America (2015) by Filipe C — 03 Dec 2015
One of Baumbach's wittiest films, Mistress America takes a classic structure and spins it to accommodate the filmmaker's exquisite sense of social ineptitudes and emotional singularities. To that effect, he counts on the talents of his co-writer and extraordinary lead, Greta Gerwig, who slowly but steadily is becoming a force to be reckoned with in the world of independent comedy; and, of course, the up-and-coming star Lola Kirke, whose type of charm could only be found in a Whit Stillman film.
Baumbach yet again uses New York as the backdrop to the intellectual and the desperate - often times both terms being interchangeable - in the process exploring his most cherished theme: growing up. Mistress America isn't as deeply emotional as The Squid and the Whale or as socially urgent as Kicking and Screaming, and that is because it lives on a class of its own.
In fact, it might be the Mistress to Frances Ha, and that really is the best compliment I could ever give it.
This review of Mistress America (2015) was written by Filipe C on 03 Dec 2015.
Mistress America has generally received positive reviews.
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