Review of Frances Ha (2013) by Nicholasbert — 12 Feb 2014

Certainly not a masterpiece, not even in its particularly niche subsubgenre, but I thought it was better than more than half the crap they released in the last two years. The black and white doesn't really fulfill the purpose and there's reason to believe it was chosen for budget rather than artistic value; anyway it's not annoying and Greta Gerwig's bulky, awkward character feels real notwithstanding the small plot holes (the mystery of how she can pay anything at all is left unveiled). Actually, I didn't find any of the characters to be very likeable, but I assume that's another take on recreating reality.

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