Review of Girl in Progress (2012) by Jeff S — 10 May 2012

A good story line about how we as parents make the same mistakes our parents made. Patricia Arquette gives a moving performance that saves the movie.

This review of Girl in Progress (2012) was written by Jeff S on 10 May 2012.

Girl in Progress has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Girl in Progress

Review of Girl in Progress (2012)

By Victor P (169) on 13 Jun 2013

I don't understand what there was not to like, a beautiful movie, Cierra was an amazing actress, and the cinematography was amazing…

Read Review

Review of Girl in Progress (2012)

By Frank N (309) on 20 Jan 2013

The thrust of the movie, the coming of age plot, grows old really fast…

Read Review

Review of Girl in Progress (2012)

By Dinesh P (313) on 17 Oct 2012

The idea of a self-aware young woman consciously staging her own coming-of-age story is a clever and novel concept and I enjoyed watching it…

Read Review

Review of Girl in Progress (2012)

By Nia J (3) on 25 Oct 2012

Interesting but I would not want my kid to watch it out of fear she might get the idea to do the same thing ,but for different reason…

Read Review

Review of Girl in Progress (2012)

By Gabriella F (71) on 22 Nov 2013

Blegh. Stupid. Seems like it needs to progress…

Read Review

Review of Girl in Progress (2012)

By Milly A (17) on 07 Jul 2013

I'll give it 4, because I think it was a good drama…

Read Review

Review of Girl in Progress (2012)

By Stacey R (61) on 28 Jun 2013

Never showed what happened to the boy when Ansiedad left…

Read Review

Review of Girl in Progress (2012)

By Sarah A (623) on 01 Sep 2013

All in all I liked it. Cute, yet sometimes serious. Very chick flickish, though…

Read Review

Review of Girl in Progress (2012)

By Tvchicano07 (6) on 15 Jan 2013

This movie was a fantastic piece of art…

Read Review

Review of Girl in Progress (2012)

By Denisse R (16) on 04 May 2013

I think every mother out there should see this movie and rethink if they are good mother enough…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of American Splendor (2003)

By Monique(Marisol.) (20) on 18 Jun 2008

I had wanted to see this for like six months, and fuck…

Read Review

Review of Waitress (2007)

By Johnb. (77) on 11 May 2007

I think this movie is probably a 3 or a 4, but I gave it a zero to cournter balance the overly inflated scores because the director died…

Read Review

Review of Pleasantville (1998)

By Seth S (331) on 23 May 2014

The expectations versus reality of my opinion towards Pleasantville is jarring. I expected to really enjoy an inventive piece of filmmaking…

Read Review

Review of The Nativity Story (2006)

By Joeyl. (2) on 04 Dec 2006

This film was awfully boring. Why doesn't someone come up with an original idea anymore…

Read Review

Review of Maid to Order (1987)

By Ashley H (2,345) on 17 May 2017

Maid to Order is a disappointing film…

Read Review

Review of Return to Me (2000)

By George E (450) on 28 Nov 2007

I'm fine with the occasional chic flick. I even love a couple. this was just plain stupid…

Read Review

Review of Hard Candy (2005)

By Mike (162) on 08 Oct 2006

The first 15 mins of the movie, were great! Very interesting and it kept me interested in what would have happened next…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Girl in Progress

2012

53%131 Reviews

The Brothers Bloom

2008

67%600 Reviews

What We Did on Our Holiday

2014

66%170 Reviews

Deep Blue Sea 2

2018

31%23 Reviews

CHiPs

2017

48%538 Reviews

Happythankyoumoreplease

2011

59%266 Reviews

Dunkirk

2017

81%2,328 Reviews

Little Secrets

2002

63%89 Reviews

I Give It a Year

2013

51%436 Reviews

Bedtime Stories

2008

52%677 Reviews