Lady Bird
Lady Bird
A high schooler (Saoirse Ronan) must navigate a loving but turbulent relationship with her mother (Laurie Metcalf) over the course of her senior year.
James Tang reviewedJanuary 17, 2025
This was a good movie that should be great, but isn't. There are some genuinely great performances, funny bits and observations, interesting characters, but it never comes together in quite the way it should. I think the main issue I have is pacing. Despite being a dialog driven character piece, the movie moves at break-neck speed and never gives the audience time to breathe or reflect on anything that happens. There are emotional bits that really need space to land, but don't because we're already onto the next.