Review of Damsels in Distress (2012) by Eric R — 05 Apr 2012

As on would expect from a Whit Stillman film, Damsels in Distress is a verbose, endlessly unique film about a group of girls who inhabit a fictional upper-eschelon college. The film is full of ideas and interesting antidotes about the college experience, relationships, etc.

and it's definitely full of Stillman's unique and colorful dialogue. I found it be very entertaining and quite funny, with a great central performance by Greta Gerwig as the head of this group of woman.

The film touches on some really interesting themes and while I particularly wish it would have gone further in its analysis of morality vs. intelligence and the perception that they go hand in hand, this film is a lot of fun.

Loved the bits with the Thor character and the Fred Astaire homage.