Review of Margaret (2011) by Rob L — 03 Sep 2012

A fine and very likely, accurate portrait of a teenager's life undergoing a tragedy. Unexpectedly good.

This review of Margaret (2011) was written by Rob L on 03 Sep 2012.

Margaret has generally received positive reviews.

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By Marc R (473) on 31 Jul 2014

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By Matthew S (2,399) on 13 Nov 2016

4/5 Around 100 minutes into Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret there is a long, slow pan across some of New York City's landscape which is followed…

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By Alonso A (135) on 01 Feb 2017

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