What Maisie Knew (2012)

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100	New York Observer Rex Reed Acutely observed, subtly but sharply written and expertly acted.
80	The Guardian Henry Barnes The adults' behaviour is almost as confusing for us as it is for her. It's a neat trick that reminds us these weighty adult issues are both life-changing and, in the moment, somewhat insignificant to someone Maisie's age.
60	Village Voice Alan Scherstuhl The film is admirably committed to simulating the messy experience of life as a real Maisie might live it. But sometimes, as she's tuckered out on her exquisite linens beneath gorgeous exposed brick and shelves of handcrafted toys, Maisie's world feels easier to admire than it is to worry over.
60	Time Out New York Joshua Rothkopf Young Aprile is a real find, investing what might have been a symbolic part with a visible sense of craft and patience (this isn't merely cute-kid cinema), but it would be a shame not to mention the risks taken by Moore and Coogan, pushing difficult parts into daring registers of irresponsibility.
12	Slant Magazine Chris Cabin David Siegel and Scott McGehee's film renders the rhapsodic Henry James novel of the same name into an abhorrent slice of tasteless familial drama.

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