Review of Margot at the Wedding (2007) by Esra'a A — 11 Nov 2008

One of those monstrous family chaos movies. strangely compulsive and made me squirm. if you grew up in an asperger's family you'll definitely get this.

This review of Margot at the Wedding (2007) was written by Esra'a A on 11 Nov 2008.

Margot at the Wedding has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kristi Mitsuda (3) for Stop Smiling (70) on 29 Sep 2014

As in the minutely observed anatomy of a divorce in The Squid and the Whale, the pleasures and pains of Margot reside in the smallness of scope…

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By Pee T (7) on 25 Nov 2017

Privilege makes a movie. Too bad privilege couldn't buy Baumbach just a little talent. Baum-bastic…

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By Geewah (593) on 15 Jan 2021

The dysfunctional family meeting up can be a cimematic goldmine if done properly, this isn't. One of Baumbach's more disappointing movies…

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By Aldair F (87) on 25 Nov 2017

Boring and couldn't make head not tail of it. Why would she leave her handbag with all her money, cards and phone and run off like that…

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By M N (116) on 23 Apr 2013

A hugely uninteresting 'interesting movie' felt like I was watching a horrible, painful, undergraduate film…

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By Andrew B (2,971) on 22 Jul 2015

One of Nicole's best character. A very intense and powerful movie indeed…

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Margot has a kitchen-sink realism that's genuinely unsettling, like a John Cassavetes movie populated by the hyper-articulate…

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By Wendy S (447) on 05 Dec 2012

No it is not a 52%! I love the strange, cerebral, sad, yet hilarious sister relationship in this film…

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By Nickthecritick (243) on 27 Aug 2022

Another analysis of the family microcosm by Noah Baumbach but my reflection is this: how close do we really feel to the problems of these privileged…

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By Randy C (345) on 10 Feb 2018

Boring and couldn't make head not tail of it. Why would she leave her handbag with all her money, cards and phone and run off like that…

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