Review of The Starling Girl (2023) by Robert Abele for Los Angeles Times — 12 May 2023
The Starling Girl doesn’t always hold our attention, mainly due to an occasionally shaggy pace that forgets we’re often ahead of the plot. There are also two endings: one built on a choice of Jem’s that’s incredibly stirring and naturally tense, but then a subsequent scene with music and dance that reads more like something scripted to be a meaningful bookend.
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This review of The Starling Girl (2023) was written by Robert Abele and published by Los Angeles Times on 12 May 2023.
The Starling Girl has generally received positive reviews.
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