POSITIVES…
Greta Gerwig knows how to make the narrative bring out to the open relevant themes within the stories itself, as well as how they relate to our modern times. Masterful direction.
The screenplay is also magnificent in bringing us the insightfulness of the story, the emotional drama, the fun sense of humor, plus all the clever lines found in this story that just come at us in all the right ways.
Really knows how to make the successes and failures of regular day lives come alive, that makes the experience watching this feel like you’re witnessing a real life family.
Memorable. There are many scenes in this movie that are quite memorable, just like what we consider to be big memorable events in our own regular lives of successes and failures.
One of the most important strengths of this story are the sisters, and how connected they are to each other.
Saoirse Ronan gives us this incredible energy to her character of Jo March, and has some wonderful monologues to enlighten us. It’s easy to think of Jo as the heroine of this story that you absolutely want to root for.
Florence Pugh is phenomenal in this, by bringing us fascinating subtleties to her character of Amy March. With the narrative flipping back and forth between younger versions and older versions of the characters, it’s Pugh who impresses with being the most convincing in conveying the differences between her past and present ages in this movie.
At the heart of this story is the Jo and Amy relationship, as it’s one of the most engaging plot threads to follow. Then throw in Theodore 'Laurie' Laurence into the mix and watch out!
Timothée Chalamet absolutely shines in this, with his explosive take on Laurie. How he interacts with the other characters in this movie is superb, and happens to always be in several of the best most memorable scenes.
It’s also got a wonderful supporting cast that includes Laura Dern, Chris Cooper, Tracy Letts, and Meryl Streep.
NEGATIVES…
The relationship plot lines involving the potential male suitors isn’t exactly my favorite plot threads in this movie. Gotta say too, that two of those relationships in particular felt very half-cooked.
Sometimes the flipping back and forth between the present time and the flashback can get a bit confusing.
Is it fair for me to say that Emma Watson was just okay in this movie? Or is it just not her fault that she is completely outshined by Ronan and Pugh?
There is a very female-centric feel to the whole movie, which some men might not find any connection to.
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