FRANCES HA

FRANCES HA IS 2012 AMERICAN COMEDY-DRAMA FILM DIRECTED BY NOAH BAUMBACH AND WRITTEN BY BAUMBACH AND GRETA GERWIG. THE FILM STARS GRETA GERWIG, MICKEY SUMNER, CHARLOTTE D'AMBOISE, ADAM DRIVER, MICHAEL ESPER, AND GRACE GUMMER.

THE FILM IS ABOUT A STORY THAT FOLLOWS A NEW YORK WOMAN (WHO DOESN'T REALLY HAVE AN APARTMENT), APPRENTICES FOR A DANCE COMPANY (THOUGH SHE'S NOT REALLY A DANCER), AND THROWS HERSELF HEADLONG INTO HER DREAMS, EVEN AS THEIR POSSIBLE REALITY DWINDLES.

THE FILM RECEIVED UNIVERSAL ACCLAIMED BY THE CRITICS, MANY PRAISING GERWIG'S PERFORMANCE.

I FIND THE TITLE IS RATHER CHEESY OR BRILLIANT. I DEFINITELY SEE MORE COMEDY THAN DRAMA IN THIS FILM. THE BLACK AND WHITE BRINGS YOU BACK TO THE 70S BUT IT'S TRYING TO REMIND YOU THAT IT IS 21st FILM. PERSONALLY, I DON'T REALLY THINK THE BLACK AND WHITE IS NECESSARY BUT HEY, EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN UNIQUE TASTE AND I APPLAUD BAUMBACH FOR THAT DECISION. I THOUGHT BAUMBACH'S DIRECTION IS BRILLIANT, IT'S NOT CORNY NOR CHEESY, IT'S JUST THERE AND PERFECT. THE SCREENPLAY IS NEAR MASTERPIECE AND GERWIG'S PERFORMANCE IS REALLY GOOD, SHE AND THE FILM DESERVE NDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NODS

I'M GLAD IT IS NOT TITLED 'THE APARTMENT' WELL WHO WOULD BE THAT STUPID TO MAKE THAT DECISION. THIS FILM DOES TELL YOU ABOUT THE CHARACTER'S STRUGGLE TO FIND A LIFE IN A COMEDY WAY WHICH MAKES THIS FILM MORE SPECIAL AND WORTH WATCHING. THIS IS THAT KIND OF FILM WHICH ROGER EBERT SAID IN HIS REVIEW FOR 'THE ENGLISH PATIENT' AND I QUOTE 'YOU CAN SEE THIS FILM TWICE - FIRST FOR THE QUESTIONS AND THE SECOND FOR THE ANSWERS' AND I ABSOLUTELY FEEL THE SAME WAY AT 'FRANCES HA'

(★★★) 7.5/10 OR FAVORABLE REVIEW