Review of Margot at the Wedding (2007) by Philip W — 04 Aug 2008

All crazy people... I don't understand... Forget it!

This review of Margot at the Wedding (2007) was written by Philip W on 04 Aug 2008.

Margot at the Wedding has generally received mixed reviews.

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Margot is a fleet, strangely enjoyable film, animated by the acuity of Baumbach's perceptions and -- this helps a lot -- the frequent laugh-out-loud…

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By Brett C (553) on 15 Nov 2014

Review In A Nutshell: After seeing both Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha and The Squid and the Whale, I expected Margot at the Wedding to be well…

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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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