Review of Margaret (2011) by Robert B — 24 Mar 2013
Anna Paquin's performance is the best reason to see this film. She is amazing in it. She should have gotten an Oscar nomination for it. The film is so so. It needed a rewrite. The film could have been 30 or 45 minutes shorter.
The pacing is off. Some scenes in the film feel not necessary. Also some of the actors feel miscast. I felt like I have seen Mark Ruffalo play this role before in Reservation Road. I thought he was better in that film than this one.
Matt Damon seems miscast as Paquin's teacher. Matthew Broderick is good here. I thought Kenneth Lonergan did a better directing job with You Can Count On Me, than this film.
This review of Margaret (2011) was written by Robert B on 24 Mar 2013.
Margaret has generally received positive reviews.
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