Review of Lady Bird (2017) by Dana F — 27 Mar 2018

This indie-turned-Oscar darling was beloved by the critics, but I fail to see what the hype is all about. It's a fairly standard coming-of-age story about a teenage girl's senior year of high school.

There is barely a story at all, except to explore her complicated relationship with her mother. I did think it was authentic in a way that most movies about teenage characters are not, both in how they speak and their relationships with friends and family.

But for me, this was a mostly unremarkable viewing experience, and a little bit of a dud.