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Sorry, this movie sucks

Admirable film.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Greta Gerwig has been of the queens of the indies for a few years now, so it makes sense that she wanted to branch out by turning to directing. And her Academy Award-nominated directorial debut is nothing short of a masterpiece.The title character in "Lady Bird" is a high school senior in Sacramento in 2002-2003. A real oddball who doesn't fit in with the Catholic school that she attends, Lady Bird hopes to attend an east coast school, much to her parents' chagrin. Part of the conflict presented by the movie comes from the contrast between Lady Bird's aspirations and her parents' economic means. But no matter what happens, the characters press forward with their lives. Specifically, Lady Bird and her friends come up with all sorts of things to do, some of which the Catholic school won't find too pleasant.The movie makes sure that we can understand the positions of all the diverse set of characters (even though not all of them are sympathetic individuals). The entire cast gives it their all, and turns it into one fine movie. I recommend it.PS: What I mean by calling Laurie Metcalf the winner from "Roseanne" is that the show got cancelled and the star is now disgraced due to a controversial tweet, but Metcalf not only starred in this movie - and received an Academy Award nomination for it - but she's won Tonys for some Broadway performances, plays Sheldon's mom on "The Big Bang Theory", and voiced Andy's mom in the "Toy Story" series.

Lady Bird is surprisingly set in a post-9/11 Sacramento in 2002 , which is an un-usual but refreshing era for a modern coming-of-age story. While coming of age stories can often fall in to their charming but conventional trappings, Lady Bird shines in that it doesn't shy away from showing the faults of the characters it follows throughout its run time, almost to the point that you want to see even more of their journeys through life.Lady Bird has excellent cinematography and believable characters with identifiable flaws and traits that really ground the movie. Lady Bird takes influence from the 'mumblecore' sub genre (a drama with emphasis on natural dialogue and personal character relationships over plot) and ties it nicely with a coming of age structure that doesn't over stay its welcome and definitely takes its own path you can relate to as a viewer. Saoirse Ronan is particularly charming as our main character and bounces well with Laurie Metcalf and Tracy Letts filling in as her parents. The movie addresses a few subjects that aren't touched upon in most conventional coming of age movies, which gives the film a mature feeling. Particularly the 15 certificate in the UK meant the film didn't have to pander towards a younger audience, which is exactly want you want as a viewer of this genre because teenagers swear, talk about sex and abuse alcohol/drugs.Some viewers may find its general pacing, structure and tone to be not particularly entertaining and up beat as many other coming of age movies but I found it enjoyable, funny and grounded. The soundtrack also wasn't particularly that memorable but does include some nods towards that era and adds some licensed tracks that some may appreciate. A decent coming of age movie that shakes genre conventions but nothing particularly groundbreaking.

Greetings from Lithuania.The best 3 words that describes "Lady Bird" (2017) are: charming, real and amazing. What a great and "not by a book" coming of age story it is. Script and acting in this movie were simply brilliant. Saoirse Ronan gave one breathtaking performance. Script by writer and director Greta Gerwig was simply terrific - this kinda simple story glued me to the screen for the whole 1 h 35 min - watching this gem time flies in a sec.Overall, while the story of "Lady Bird" itself isn't nothing new or original, powerhouse acting and mesmerizing script carries this movie to the heights. Great, funny, warm and amazing movie.

When Christine McPherson, or Lady Bird as she prefers to be called, discovers she has been accepted into Public Ivy UC Davis, she curls her lip in disgust; it's a mere thirty minutes away, when really she dreams leaving her nest and flying away to the Big Apple, or at the very least Connecticut. Her entire existence serves as an affront to the modest Sacramento, her style a personal rebellion. The only thing pinker than her streaked hair or prom dress is the cast she sports after flinging herself out of the car mid-argument in the opening vignette, in protest of her mother's parental suffocation. It's a wonderful scene of conflicting perspectives and overlapping dialogue, all timed to perfection by a mother and daughter each trying to get their own word in.It helps that Saoirse Ronan is capable of tuning into any frequency that the film calls for. In truth, she's better coy than cutting and sardonic anyway, as if you feel a huge weight lift off her shoulders in the quieter moments where she isn't keeping up the facade. When she's in the classroom trying to impress the 'cool' girls, her neck is craned forward and her eyes dart around to make sure everyone is hearing and seeing this. But watch her fumble through an approach to a potential crush (both times) and you see the self-consciousness cascade from inside her, and it feels real.In many instances it is the dialogue's authenticity that shines through, juggling the messy and often hilarious contradictions of a teenager's mind: Lady Bird and her best friend Julie throw dirty looks and scoff at the popular Jenna's petrol-guzzling land rover, only to rapidly switch tack and gush at how pretty she is. Later they are lying on their backs with legs up on the wall, munching on communion wafers ("They're not consecrated.") and barely holding in their laughter as they compare their delicate usage of shower handles. The camera zeroes in on this odd little vignette through an upside-down overhead shot, and it is the perfect encapsulation of the film's milieu, a lull in the day of a small-town Catholic school for two girls who only dream of graduation and beyond, and must meanwhile entertain themselves. Lady Bird fends off her micromanaging mum, all the while crossing paths with the usual caricatures, although Gerwig tries her best to sidestep expectations. Amongst them is queen bee Jenna (who's cooler than we expect, and plainer in her ambitions - not that there's anything wrong with that), first crush Danny who is eventually revealed to be gay, and second crush Kyle, who flirts the line between hilarious and infuriating with his constant posturing. The intention behind the mockery is to highlight the hypocrisy of the upper middle class, but Gerwig makes him too easy a punching bag, constantly sporting a cigarette (hand-rolled, naturally) and a Howard Zinn book but not a cellphone (although he whips one out to make detour before prom, further drawing attention to his phoniness). Then again, isn't he exactly the dreamy type that Lady Bird would fall for, only to look back on as Christine and groan as the audience does?Lady Bird believes she has already outgrown Sacramento, and merely asks for the room to spread her wings, but her mother, in a searing performance by Laurie Metcalf, only asks for her to be considerate. Neither are entirely in the wrong. The film's journey is an exercise in empathy building, for two women to slowly but surely see the other's perspective, like how she confronts Danny with a hostile expression but ends up as a shoulder to cry on. Or, after an underwhelming first time, the camera pauses to consider Kyle's father, who has worked his whole life to ensure that his child has a future to look forward to, and is now wasting away. Eventually, one must let go of her fear, and the other, her anger. Standing in New York, the centre of the world, she considers Sacramento.