Review of Margaret (2011) by Sweety H — 14 Aug 2012

I love this movie! Watch a privileged bratty NY teen fall to pieces and learn to grow up in the face of tragedy.

This review of Margaret (2011) was written by Sweety H on 14 Aug 2012.

Margaret has generally received positive reviews.

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By David Aldridge (158) for Radio Times (2,421) on 28 Sep 2014

At 150 minutes, it's way too long, with several superfluous scenes and subplots…

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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 Sab P (50) on 07 Jun 2014

A bit long but stellar performance by Anna Paquin makes this one worth seeing…

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By Alonso A (135) on 01 Feb 2017

It really does show that it was an unfinished product, especially in the final 20 minutes, but the way it seamlessly complements the thematic…

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By Adrian B (1,364) on 20 Apr 2015

It felt like a collection of randomly shot scenes, meant for a variety of different films, that went on too long…

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By Kelly Jane Torrance (368) for Washington Examiner (271) on 03 Jan 2019

Let's hope [Director Kenneth] Longeran's next film doesn't take over a decade to appear -- and that he learns where his real talents lie…

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By Alex G (1,313) on 18 Nov 2014

A great movie. Grand, operatic, almost shakespearean, as well as incredibly intimate and brutally honest…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 19 Feb 2020

Kenneth Lonergan, who wrote and directed Margaret, deserves credit for the framework and dialogue he provides, but it’s Paquin who channels…

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By Zachary N (278) on 10 Aug 2014

Not bad. A bit of a grandstanding performance from Anna Paquin, a bit illogical in parts - but powerful stuff…

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By Daniel H (1,174) on 18 Aug 2016

A highly effective, deeply textured little masterpiece…

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