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Phillip McSween (751 KP) rated Lady Bird (2017) in Movies

Nov 27, 2017

Lady Bird (2017)

2017 | Comedy, Drama

7.7

(53 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Masterpiece

Set in 2002, Lady Bird is a coming of age story for high school senior Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson. The film follows her pursuit of college while growing up in a low-income family. While that is the main plot, Lady Bird is about so much more. Quite frankly, the movie is perfect. I haven't seem a film this memorable since Boyhood.

Trying to find something wrong with this film is like trying to catch a fly while blinking rapidly. Not only does it do everything right, it does it flawlessly. What impresses me the most is this is Greta Gerwig's directorial debut (who also did the screenplay). For someone to hit a homerun like this on their first try is an incredible thing to consider.

I won't go into too much detail here because I want you go into this with as little knowledge of the film as I, but here are a few things I loved about it. At just ninety-three minutes, Lady Bird carries a consistent pace with an ending that is just too perfect for words. It's going to make you laugh out loud. A lot. It will probably make you tear up a bit as well as it's just as much heartbreaking as it is hilarious. The acting, highlighted by Saiorse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf is stellar through and through. Emotions are captured in a way that what you feel you are seeing is something real, not a script. So real it hits home in a way that might surprise you. Finally, this film gets all the little things right. Those small extra mile touches that add a lasting touch to a film.

As cliche as I have to be in this moment, Lady Bird is a masterpiece. That's why I'm giving it a perfect 100.

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Dubbsbrother1 (1 KP) Dec 9, 2017

This movie was weak. Definitely not a masterpiece. Last years Edge of Seventeen was 1000x better.

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Loz Hughes (80 KP) Aug 4, 2018

I agree with you Philip, I thought it was really well done too.

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Paige (428 KP) rated I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) in Movies

Jul 28, 2017

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

1996 | International, Drama

2.0

(1 Ratings)

Movie Rating

I guess it might make someone interested in the arts, but not likely (0 more)

Glamorizing that sick, horrible woman (3 more)

Acting is so bad

Writing is terrible

Perspective is so off as to be unreal. No reason to try to make that terrible lady sympathetic.

So, so, so bad.

Just don't.

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Phil Rosenthal recommended Harold and Maude (1971) in Movies (curated)

Harold and Maude (1971)

1971 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

8.6

(5 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"A hilarious, twisted, gorgeous love story between a teenager, Bud Cort, and an old lady, the magnificent Ruth Gordon. Indelibly directed by Hal Ashby, it features one of the best soundtracks ever—all classic Cat Stevens. Still can’t hear “Trouble” without seeing a hearse drive off a cliff."

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