Review of Lady Bird (2017) by Maksim B — 20 Jan 2018
A heart-warming, touching and pleasantly fresh, Lady Bird is down-to-earth coming of age story which impresses with its simplicity, honesty and outstanding acting.
The directorial debut of Greta Gerwig is small story describing the complexity of adolescence and being a sort of love confession to her home town. A sort of teen movie for art-house movie fans, Lady Bird explores the difficult relationships between different generations in a typical conservative US community. It impresses with its honesty of what it is to be growing up, to be a strong-willed person and to discover yourself as a college person.
Probably one of the biggest assets of Greta Gerwig's delivery is the tensed, rich and heart-warming relationship between Lady Bird (Saoirse Ronan) and her mother ( Laurie Metcalf). By blending the economic difficulties and the specific character of Mrs. McPherson with the artistic, free-thinking and often confused Christine (Ronan). Quiet, gentle and profoundly intimate it seems as director Gerwig is coming back not only to her home town, but to her own teen year back there in Sacramento.
A movie for the fans of serious and quality film-making, Lady Bird is no doubt one of this Awards season's most impressive deliveries.
This review of Lady Bird (2017) was written by Maksim B on 20 Jan 2018.
Lady Bird has generally received very positive reviews.
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