It's another thought-provoking film centering on the
charm of Greta Gerwig, who plays the smart, self-
conscious New Yorker Brooke. Tracy, played by Lola Kirke,
is a lonely college freshman in New York. She doesn't
start college with excitement or live the glamorous
metropolitan lifestyle she envisioned. When she decides
to call her adventurous soon-to-be-stepsister Brooke, her
life takes a completely new direction and she falls in love
with her mad lifestyle.
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After the critically acclaimed Frances
Ha and While We're Young, Noah
Baumbach returns with Mistress
America
Mistress AMericA
Mistress America is funny, absorbing, complex and has
a perfect unresolved ending. Sometimes it is crazy,
sometimes hilarious but it never loses its charm and wit.
The cast deliver impeccable performances across the
board. It is just the perfect window into two women
struggling to navigate adulthood and make their way in
the world.
It's incredibly surprising how fast the movie morphs
into something else. It starts as an ordinary and funny
comedy about college and turns into as a gripping and
crazy story of a sort of down-to-earth superhero called
Mistress America. Brooke has no plans, nothing is certain
for her, yet she still manages to do her best to get along.
Baumbach doesn't create superficial or stereotypical
characters, he adds unexpected depth to them.
