CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Crwthod A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

sexwizardmoustache This is the most accurate depiction that I've seen of life in your twenties, trying to make it in a big city. Just failing miserably at life, jobs, apartments, share housing, money, friends, relationships, but finally getting there towards the end, even though it's not how you imagined. It is the antithesis of every romcom that perpetuates the illusion that everything is supposed to fall in your lap. It's funny that we tend to be preconditioned to think that way based on clichéd movies and then are bitterly disillusioned when faced with a much harsher reality. No, great apartments, jobs and relationships aren't easy to find or keep, friendships don't always work out the way you hoped and dreams aren't always realised the way you thought they would be. But then there's that triumphant moment, when all that is behind you, and you've finally found yourself and your place in the world. And I think that moment is beautifully encapsulated in the final scene when Frances is smiling to herself in her own apartment and gets to put her name on her very own mailbox. I can definitely relate and still remember the feeling of finding my first apartment in the city, and that glorious sense of independence and self sufficiency of finally knowing everything is going to be alright. This movie is so real, and is pretty much the most unpretentious and relatable "indie" flick I've ever seen. Loved this so much more than I expected and I would watch it again.

jfgibson73 This is the first movie I've seen with Greta Gerwin, who is apparently a thing. I didn't dislike this movie, but it is full of all the moments that make up your typical indie art film. If you usually find them pretentious, that's probably how you'll see Frances Ha. I guess the idea is that the movie is more of a series of moments than a linear narrative. I didn't feel that it had the typical storytelling arc for the character to follow. I also didn't understand what we were supposed to think about the many odd choices the main character makes. She lies needlessly, makes some impulsive decisions, fails to take risks on other occasions, and just generally doesn't seem to have any consistent motivation throughout. You could say that the point is that she is a case of arrested development and hasn't figured out how to be an adult at a time when things should be falling into place in her life, but it starts and ends with her in pretty much the same place and doesn't add up to anything other than 90 minutes of a mildly interesting look into this character's life. Not really enough to warrant a film, but anyone who usually enjoys Baumbach's films should be just as happy with this one.

glorious_alien The film is really well made, but the characters are absolutely repulsive. The main character, Frances, is beyond annoying. This level of immaturity is hard to watch for someone like me who has had to be responsible from very early on. I don't understand anything about the title character and her directionless life, she is like the holy fool from the tarot deck, only upside down where all the sweet characteristics are exaggerated to the point where they are not an asset but a liability. I don't know if I can finish watching this movie, it seems to be praising all the things I loathe. I am writing as I am watching. And hey, the movie is over. What a waste of time this was.

Tim Little Not much of a summary I know - but I can't think of anything that could be more appropriate. Don't believe the pompous guff that I've read in some of the newspapers - that's how I ended up watching this unsatisfying offering.Without giving away too much of the plot (there isn't one) this film drifts around a lazy, vacuous, self obsessed dancer (who doesn't need to do much dancing, or much anything come to it) as she annoys and judges her few friends and virtually stalks her old college girlfriend.It's unclear where she gets her sense of entitlement from and thankfully, this isn't pursued. What passes for humour extends as far as her zany querkiness which soon wears thin. Anyone who has met (or even dated) one of these types of women will know that the attraction soon wears off - and they rapidly become irritating.The narrative soon becomes as directionless as Frances' life - and a completely pointless and unconvincing trip to Paris is used to boost the interest temporarily. One gets the feeling that the episode has been shoe-horned in to show Frances walking some different kinds of streets, accompanied by some nice shots of the city.Very few of the characters gender any sympathy - perhaps artsy people are the same the world over but it does seem that NY has more than its' fair share. The amazing thing is why anyone would thing the rest of the world is interested.