Review of What Maisie Knew (2013) by Gabriella F — 22 Nov 2013

Maid or has the purest soul of any character I've ever seen.

This review of What Maisie Knew (2013) was written by Gabriella F on 22 Nov 2013.

What Maisie Knew has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Jason R (1,823) on 10 Jan 2015

Terrible parents ...don't have time for sweet Maisie ...bashed around from a to b to c to d ...ends up with the perfect couple ! Fine…

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By Jon T (527) on 16 May 2015

Brilliant! brilliant! brilliant…

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By Don W (158) on 21 Aug 2014

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By Farah R (1,015) on 01 May 2015

The film carries the emotional struggle of little girl to find settlement in the midst of a custody battle…

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By Kyle S (1,377) on 27 Jul 2014

Damn. Seeing the gorgeous Alexander Skarsgard playing daddy to a little kid made me swoon. That aside this movie is genuinely brilliant…

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By Philip Horne (5) for Sight and Sound (827) on 30 Jul 2018

Soft-centred and bland though it is as a version of [Henry] James, the McGehee-Siegel What Maisie Knew is worth seeing for the performances…

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By Juan David C (58) on 05 Aug 2014

What seems to be another dramatic film in fact portrays a fierce battle between egoism and detachment…

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By Eve Tushnet (62) for The American Conservative (16) on 06 Aug 2018

In the first hour of the movie I found myself loving the acting, compelled by the story, and mildly disgusted by the saccharine, twinkly-indie-chick…

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By Paul K (987) on 14 Jan 2016

I enjoyed this a lot. No violence, or sex, just a small human story…

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By Mitchell B (459) on 27 Mar 2016

Want a reason to slap Julianne Moore in the face? Hard? Well here it is…

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