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Maggie's Plan (2016)

May. 20,2016
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6.2
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R
| Drama Romance
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Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But three years later, married to John with one daughter, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex-wife are actually perfect for each other?

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Lawbolisted
2016/05/20

Powerful

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VeteranLight
2016/05/21

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Humaira Grant
2016/05/22

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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Yazmin
2016/05/23

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

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Antonius Block
2016/05/24

I liked this offbeat romantic comedy, which has smart dialog, a strong cast, and an indie feel. Ethan Hawke is an outstanding actor, and his performance in this movie is no exception. I loved the scene where he explodes after having found out about something his wife has done (I'm being deliberately vague here). Greta Gerwig plays her part with just the right touches of awkwardness, honesty, naiveté, and intelligence, and despite her scheming, her character is quite lovable. The scene where she's with her baby blowing bubbles in the bathtub is quite sweet, among many others. There are bits of wry comedy from Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph, and I found Julianna Moore's character and her accent amusing from beginning to end, but it's all pretty subtle. You may see the ending coming, but the parts in the middle may keep you off balance, and the pace of the movie is good.

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Red_Identity
2016/05/25

I used to really dislike Greta Gerwig's style of acting. It's very specific, but for some reason I never took to it. One day my opinion on her completely changed out of nowhere and now I very much enjoy the way she goes about her characters. In this film she is again charming and completely interesting. The film around her isn't great, but it's definitely very solid and it's also strengthened by the amount of talented actors that are helping carry it. Ethan Hawke is great, and Julianne Moore is also really good and really compelling. Overall, it's a decent watch. Not completely memorable but a worthy effort. I do end up recommending it, mostly for the performances.

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Reno Rangan
2016/05/26

Kind of a refreshing romance-drama on the cheating/divorce theme. Written and directed by Rebecca Miller. A great comeback after the six years of gap, but not a masterstroke. The casting was very impressive, particularly it was Greta Gerwig's typical film. I mean, if you enjoy watching her films, then you would do the same for it. On the other hand, her signature performance kind of bored to me. I mean all her film character was kind of easy-go-lucky soft-touch and comedic girl, I want her to try the different roles and genres. Maybe that's the reason many people had turned it down. Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moore were in the decent supporting roles, but everybody shared enough screen to call its their film too and delivered some good lines.I had a good time with it, because it was better than I anticipated. The story was good and its entire narration they have developed it finely. Unfortunately, it is an R film, otherwise it could have been a film for all. Kind of it reminds us the Woody Allen's style of presentation. Because you know even in the tough times for film characters, they calm and coolly deals it. So that makes it is a stress free film, especially if you just had a bad day, it might help you cool down. But don't expect the loud laughs in the comedy parts, then you should not opt it.The overall film is worth a watch, but don't believe those who are saying it is too bad. It might be bad for them, though definitely not bad to bash it top to bottom. The critics thumbed it up, and if you welcome decent films, then go for it and decide yourself. The film has lots of good qualities, but this could be the last film of Greta I'll be watching if she does not appear in a distinct role in her next, because like I said I already bored of her in the same old. Finally, I feel I want to suggest it, but not to everybody, particularly not the youngster, the grown ups might like it better.7/10

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Horst in Translation ([email protected])
2016/05/27

"Maggie's Plan" is an American 95-minute movie from this year and the writer and director is filmmaker and actress Rebecca Miller who has directed several Hollywood stars in the last 10 years, such as Daniel Day-Lewis. It's been six years since her last project behind the camera though (and even much more in front of the camera), so a great deal of curiosity may have sparkled about her project here. The title character is played by Greta Gerwig. I personally really like her as an actress, even if I must say her characters are all somewhat similar from what I have seen so far: goofy, childish, positive, sparkling, clumsy personalities like the one in "Frances Ha" as well. And another parallel to that film is that, in the end it is all about friendship and love between friends, not between partners for her character. The male lead is played by Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke, who plays a man that enters Gerwig's character's life and is bound to stay apparently. Or is he really? And finally, there is Oscar winner Julianne Moore, who was the best thing about this film in my opinion and gives the only somewhat memorable performances as the wife left by Hawke's character.All in all, I would say that this was an entertaining 1.5 hours, but sadly there is a "but". Actually there are several "buts". One would be the comedy aspects. I think they felt cringeworthy at times and included for the sake of taking a bit away from the dramatic gravity. This film is at its best when it is a relationship drama. No denying. Also it is a bit of a predictable movie. The way Moore's character is described early on is in a really negative way, but the longer the film goes, the more we are supposed to like her, which is of course an indicator of what is going to happen at the end to Hawke's character and they needed to depict Moore this way, so the audience will not be disappointed or even angry that the (as always) likable Gerwig character is not the one who gets him. But she gets another guy apparently, one who maybe even really loves her more and who turns out to be the father of her child as we find out at the very end. Yeah, this was a bit too much for sure in terms of pleasing the audience with a happy ending. At least it was somewhat surprising as (despite the earlier ice skating reference) I did not see it coming. But it's kinda absurd too that she never considered the possibility that Hawke's character is not the dad. Or that he considered it. She gets the guy who is a bit of a likable idiot and fool like herself eventually.The three main actors definitely elevate the material here. I had some struggles with the script throughout the film I must say. One would be that Hawke's character is depicted so unhappy with his marriage that you would think he will really only do the most necessary things because of the children, but on the contrary: He keeps bonding with his ex-wife, even in his new marriage. This came out of nowhere given the way the relationship was elaborated on previously. Then the two are married so fast. Gerwig's character says that she cannot stay together with a guy for longer than six months, but then she marries right away? This also came out of nowhere. There are more plot developments that did not make sense in the grand scheme of things I have to say, but overall thanks to the acting mostly I guess and some of the better script moments, this was an enjoyable watch, even if it was far from achieving the quality that it could have achieved. I recommend the watch. But not too enthusiastically. Certainly worth checking out for people like myself who like Gerwig, Hawke and Moore.

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