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Margaret (2011)
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Critic Consensus: A surfeit of ideas contributes to Margaret's excessive run time, but Anna Paquin does a admirable job of guiding viewers through emotional hell.
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Cast
as Lisa Cohen
as Mr. Aaron
as Maretti
as John
as Ramon
as Joan
as Emily
as Paul
as Mrs. Maretti
as Becky
as Mitchell
as Monica
as Curtis
as Leslie
as Dave
as Darren
as Monica Patterson
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Critic Reviews for Margaret
All Critics (96) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (71) | Rotten (25) | DVD (3)
Even in its truncated state, this is pretty gripping stuff.
Ambitious, affecting, unwieldy and haunting, it's an eccentric, densely atmospheric, morally hyper-aware masterpiece...
It's a passionate, fascinating mess, like its abrasive main character.
Messy but masterful; a sprawling portrait of what it means to be a bright young woman who's realizing that the world isn't the warm bath of acceptance that her privileged life would indicate.
Margaret comes apart at the seams as you watch it, but it gives off a lovely light. Seek it out. You can thank me later.
For all its awkwardness and uncertainty, the film is a city symphony, romantic yet scathing, lyrical with street life and vaulting skylines, reckless with first adventure...
Audience Reviews for Margaret
It took so many years and two lawsuits to have this film edited and released, but the final result is this bloated and self-important mess of ideas that Lonergan was incapable of putting together cohesively, and it is even worse that the protagonist is so detestable.
Super Reviewer
A self-obsessed teenager of New York style privilege endeavors to correct a wrong done to an innocent, and that's just the introductory tip of the iceberg in this dense examination of modern day humanity. My first reaction was intense dislike of the main character, and thus the film(even after I realized she was meant as an example of us all), but I couldn't tear my eyes away. After we accept that we are flawed, then what? The work manages to be engaging even while wrestling with the answers. Bring your thinking cap!
Super Reviewer
This is a movie I wanted to see for ages. I even tried to track a dvd copy down, but I could never find it at a reasonable price. My thoughts after finally getting to see it on TV? Thank goodness I never actually purchased it! Don't get me wrong, acting is good. Story is interesting, but it's sooo long, and Anna's character is a brat I couldn't stand. Spoiler....... When she starts rallying to get the bus driver sacked over the accident she caused, I knew I just couldn't with her character. She's always yelling too, just wanted to slap the little madam. Lol. So, yes, ambitious and well made little movie, but definitely not one to rewatch.(For me, anyhow).
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Margaret Quotes
| Lisa Cohen: | [crying] I feel so bad about what happened, and I'm trying so hard to do something about it. |
| Maretti: | Your going to go home, do your homework, and I'm gonna loose my job! And who's gonna take care of my family? You? |