Review of Frances Ha (2013) by Spangle — 15 Dec 2015
Frances Ha is a charming little comedy-drama from director Noah Baumbach that certainly is easy to identify with given the struggles of the main character. Though she is certainly flawed, she has a feeling of being entirely real and authentic.
Great Gerwig is fantastic, as is the rest of the cast, but Gerwig soaks up the screen and kills it the entire time. Truly plotless, Franches Ha could certainly be seen as being a touch pretentious by some, but I enjoyed it very much.
It never drags and always engages you and makes you feel invested in the life of this girl who is in a bit of a rough patch of her life. However, as I said, it could certainly be called pretentious and you would have a leg to stand on.
Making her attend Vassar College does not help this cause. However, on the whole, Frances Ha is a cute little film that really sweeps you in and charms you the entire time. This is the first film I have seen from Baumbach and it certainly underscores that I need to watch more.
This review of Frances Ha (2013) was written by Spangle on 15 Dec 2015.
Frances Ha has generally received very positive reviews.
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