Frances Ha (2013)

Redundant and unnecessary.

Good start, but then it gets ruined

Absolutely the worst movie.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

A beautiful character study about a woman in her late 20's who can't quite get into the stride of adult life. Greta Gerwig stars in and co- wrote this portrait of Frances, who has a gig as an apprentice in a small dance troupe in New York. She is extremely devoted to her college friend Sophie (played by Mickey Sumner, Sting's daughter), and when she moves out of their apartment and starts a serious relationship with a man, Frances is thrown for a loop. There's more plot, but the plot isn't exactly the point of the film. It's mostly about Frances stumbles into a small improvement in her station after many setbacks and sets a path for herself on her own terms.

Noah Baumbach has done a wonderful job. This movie is like a dream. Shot in Black & White, it shows real art. Storyline shows France (Greta Gerwig) as a happy-go-lucky youth trying to live to her fullest. Earning money by dancing, she is just living it up. Her character is so vibrant and dreamy, it just makes you envy her. Her best friend, Sophie(Mickey Sumner) leaves her to be with her boyfriend; which leaves Frances alone and homeless. She is also sacked from her job, which complicates situations even more. Even though she has a lot of problems, she acts joyous. Cinematography is pretty neat. Depicts New York and Paris very well. Although its all B&W, it gives a conceptual feel. Production is very apt. It depicts the feel of the characters and their emotions. All the actors have done an amazing job. Makes you feel genuine. Overall, the movie is very entertaining, plus the tracks in background show a really good taste in music. Adds a unique feel to the picture.

Human emotions, I have always loved that! Everything is so organic, so natural. Truly a "french new wave" movie. The thing that I miss the most was choreography on dancing, I wanted more, to get little bit familiar with the character personality. Every time when I think of the movie, I am smiling. So many short stories for example - one frame - going back from Paris, we see the plane's wing - so simple, so bright - you don't need nothing more.Sometimes we have to make compromises to achieve something, but no matter what we do, we always need our closest friends around us! Splendid acting, camera work and soundtrack! You are feeling like you are flying little above a water - that's the feeling that I felt while watching the movie. No wonder why is the critics choice!

This beautiful mumblecore is the typical story of growth and denial. The film tells Frances' story. An aspiring dancer in her late twenties, who looks for her path to maturity in the New York jungle.The film was shot in black/white, perhaps as an attempt to recreate La Nouvelle Vague, so we cannot talk about cromatism itself, but it actually has some nice planes, as the very first one, who irradiates the beauty of youth. However, the core and climax of the story can be traced on the quote said by Frances, having lunch with her new roommate and friends: "Sometimes it's good to do what you're supposed to do, when you're supposed to do it." This phrase is true. She was right, but she didn't understand it then. In most part of the movie she's trying to avoid that sentence. She cannot understand that she needs to take some responsibility, to start building her life brick by brick. She represents everything young adults are today. They want everything right now and with less effort. But they're in a boggy path too, they're fragile and still naive. They're crossing the street between childhood and maturity, as she did in one of those iconic planes in the film. And that's not a easy job, to be honest.In addition, the quote shows that she was struggling with herself, when she could just let things happen and 'go with the flow'. "I'm not a real person yet", she confessed. She was confused and a little sad because all of her friends and acquaintances were kind of fine, stable and, probably, with a well-known future, while she was fighting just to keep a stable place to live. This happen to all of us sometime. Not in the same way, but the same topic. There are moments when you feel that everyone is doing it better than you so you get a little mad with yourself. I think Baumbach was trying to show how things will be alright if you just do what you're supposed to do, when you have to, albeit, it's important to point out this is not always true. To finish, I'd say it's not about being conformist, but realistic. When she understood that, she was happy.Well done, Noah. A simple film with a simple story well developed, integrally. The photography is okay, the script is fine (nothing pretentious), and the acting is fresh and natural, kind of "no-totally-actors", but I enjoy it, somehow, so... 7,5/10.