Allow myself to introduce myself. Bird. Lady Bird. Oh, don't forget the quotes to make it super kewl.
There are many positives about this movie and not many negatives and yet, this movie seems overblown with the praise it has received. I absolutely love these quirky, coming of age, real life drama/comedies. But, maybe I've seen too many of them. Or, I've seen far too many better ones.
Yes, this movie is honest and yeah, the drama feels totally real - not to mention some of the comedy is funny. The acting is fantastic, especially by the parents and "Lady Bird," herself, very good. Plus, I loved, for once, they portrayed a Catholic School in a positive and progressive manner. But...
Again, I've seen this all before. With much better and deeper dialogue and emotion. Juno might not have been the first, but it was the biggest modern eye-opener for this subgenre to me and I loved almost every aspect of that true and real story. (Plus it had 10x the soundtrack this one tried to have.)
There's just not much story here, other than one girl's struggle with her struggling parents, her need for popularity and her yearning to get out of the West and meet the East. You won't get too many surprises in this story from maybe one or two scenes, but you will get less conflict than most family dramas and that was definitely comforting.
Planning on leaving this movie a better person, or running to your nearest friend to highly recommend like most films that fit these highlights? Think again. But, simultaneously, you won't regret seeing it and will say it was good and worth seeing. Just...on home streaming. Absolutely not worth paying an admission/parking price for a movie theatre ticket.
***
Final thoughts: Before I go, I will give a huge kudos to one of my life-long favorites, Laurie Metcalf - the mother. Despite the movie's title and the world circling around the daughter, Lady Bird, it's the mother, or Metcalf, that completely steals the movie and if she wins Best Supporting Actress, I'm behind that vote. Heck, frankly, she could also be considered for Best Actress for this since she's in the majority of the feature. Just think, on the eve of the 2018 Oscar Noms, they'll just stick her in the "Supporting" role since the title targets her onscreen daughter. Shame. She definitely could've claimed the top Actress award. Easily.
There are many positives about this movie and not many negatives and yet, this movie seems overblown with the praise it has received. I absolutely love these quirky, coming of age, real life drama/comedies. But, maybe I've seen too many of them. Or, I've seen far too many better ones.
Yes, this movie is honest and yeah, the drama feels totally real - not to mention some of the comedy is funny. The acting is fantastic, especially by the parents and "Lady Bird," herself, very good. Plus, I loved, for once, they portrayed a Catholic School in a positive and progressive manner. But...
Again, I've seen this all before. With much better and deeper dialogue and emotion. Juno might not have been the first, but it was the biggest modern eye-opener for this subgenre to me and I loved almost every aspect of that true and real story. (Plus it had 10x the soundtrack this one tried to have.)
There's just not much story here, other than one girl's struggle with her struggling parents, her need for popularity and her yearning to get out of the West and meet the East. You won't get too many surprises in this story from maybe one or two scenes, but you will get less conflict than most family dramas and that was definitely comforting.
Planning on leaving this movie a better person, or running to your nearest friend to highly recommend like most films that fit these highlights? Think again. But, simultaneously, you won't regret seeing it and will say it was good and worth seeing. Just...on home streaming. Absolutely not worth paying an admission/parking price for a movie theatre ticket.
***
Final thoughts: Before I go, I will give a huge kudos to one of my life-long favorites, Laurie Metcalf - the mother. Despite the movie's title and the world circling around the daughter, Lady Bird, it's the mother, or Metcalf, that completely steals the movie and if she wins Best Supporting Actress, I'm behind that vote. Heck, frankly, she could also be considered for Best Actress for this since she's in the majority of the feature. Just think, on the eve of the 2018 Oscar Noms, they'll just stick her in the "Supporting" role since the title targets her onscreen daughter. Shame. She definitely could've claimed the top Actress award. Easily.