Watched Apr 28, 2023
May very effectively be probably the greatest films about being a child I’ve seen. Subsequent time I would give it 5, we’ll see.
Truthfully, I can’t consider a single factor to criticize, aside from perhaps the super-clichéd use of Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit within the Sky.” Significantly, it’s an amazing track and all, however does Norman Greenbaum have some sort of deal that requires that track for use in actually any film that takes place within the ‘70s, if solely to sign “that is the ‘70s!”
The story is superbly easy and deeply profound on the similar time. Abby Ryder Fortson is excellent within the title position (Margaret, not God), and Rachel McAdams and Benny Safdie are great as her dad and mom. Utterly plausible and actually pretty household vibe they create. And this is likely to be the most effective that Kathy Bates has been since Distress!
Actually nothing however positives right here. That is solely Kelly Fremon Craig’s second movie as director (after The Fringe of Seventeen) and he or she’s already made two of the most effective films about adolescence within the final decade. That’s superior!
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