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  Pronoti Datta

  Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival

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  Noah Baumbach returns to his favourite topic, American hipsters, in this funny, touching movie. Greta Gerwig shines as Brooke, a flaky yet warm-hearted thirty-year-old New Yorker who does several jobs but is too unfocused to stick to one profession. She describes herself perfectly when she tells her soon-to-be stepsister Tracy that some days she finds herself spending hours before the TV and internet and falling in love with everything. Tracy is a precociously smart 18-year-old freshman attempting to fit in at college in New York and not quite succeeding. She sees through Brooke’s big talk and lofty ambitions. But that only makes her fonder of Brooke, who despite her pretentions possesses an infectious joie de vivre. The movie’s succeeds thanks to these two complex, lovable characters as well the fantastic supporting cast of strongly-etched minor players.

  This review was written as part of the 'Young Critic Lab' at the 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star, which was mentored by Indian Film critic Meenakshi Shedde and renowned British film writer and critic, Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian.

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