Genres
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Director
Rebecca Miller
Country
USA
Cast
Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Travis Fimmel, Julianne Moore, Wallace Shawn, Ida Rohatyn, Alex Morf, Jackson Frazer, Mina Sundwall, Fredi Walker-Browne, Monte Greene
Storyline
Maggie's (Greta Gerwig) plan to have a baby on her own is derailed when she falls in love with John (Ethan Hawke), a married man, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette (Julianne Moore).
Set in New York City, Rebecca Miller's is a simple, quite predictable yet absorbing story about contemporary people not only looking for happiness but for a way to achieve it as well. It is a story full of domestic tension, feelings and human emotions. It is kind of a feminist story which I enjoyed very much.
Miller's script is also filled with witty, satirical and clever dialogue, and features three interesting characters inspite of them being a little distand and therefore the inability to really connect with them.
That doesn't prevent the cast from doing its job. Greta Gerwig is such a delight as Maggie, and she brings to the character the right ammount of funny, naivety, awkwardness and intelligence. Ethan Hawke gives yet another great performance as John, a man outpoweder by the women in his life. And finally Julianne Moore is just fantastic as she plays Georgette, a fierce Danish academic. I loved her accent to be honest.
Opinion
I've been meaning to watch "Maggie's Plan" for a long time because of Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moore but never got around it. Then the other day I read a review from a fellow blogger and she was praising it so I decided to check it out immediately, and I'm glad I did because it is such an amusing and smart indie film. Or a serious screwball comedy if you prefer, like it says on the poster.
Set in New York City, Rebecca Miller's is a simple, quite predictable yet absorbing story about contemporary people not only looking for happiness but for a way to achieve it as well. It is a story full of domestic tension, feelings and human emotions. It is kind of a feminist story which I enjoyed very much.Miller's script is also filled with witty, satirical and clever dialogue, and features three interesting characters inspite of them being a little distand and therefore the inability to really connect with them.
That doesn't prevent the cast from doing its job. Greta Gerwig is such a delight as Maggie, and she brings to the character the right ammount of funny, naivety, awkwardness and intelligence. Ethan Hawke gives yet another great performance as John, a man outpoweder by the women in his life. And finally Julianne Moore is just fantastic as she plays Georgette, a fierce Danish academic. I loved her accent to be honest.
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