Review of Lady Bird (2017) by Tony1984 — 06 Mar 2018

This is a sweet coming of age movie . The quality of the acting is excellent. Saoirse Ronan really shows off her acting ability. In fact the whole cast does.

But coming of age movies are nothing new. They were the bread and butter of the 80's. 'The Breakfast Club' or 'Pretty in Pink' were wonderful movies and ‘Lady Bird isn't in the same class as either of these two. It’s the narrative of 'Lady Bird' where the fault lines lie. The dysfunctional self indulgent self pitying family is a cliche and its obsession with money repellent. The family including lady bird herself isn't terribly attractive or virtuous. The political correctness isn't too bad in this movie, no more than usual but it’s a bit odd going into debt sending children to a fee paying catholic school whilst mocking nuns and their philosophy. A little bit of hypocrisy but it can be forgiven for the nice ending.