Mistress America

  • 2015


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Average Rating 3.6/5
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3.0
Mistress America is a kicky hybrid, marrying the filmmakers gift for quotable youth satirefirst honed in his first feature, Kicking And Screamingto an .. Av Club
2.0
This new new Baumbach isnt necessarily better than the old new Baumbach; Young felt meatier, with a stronger sense of who its neurotic New Yorkers wer .. Av Club
2.0
Mistress hints at something sadder and more human, but settles for stylized mania instead. EW
3.8
Mistress America is a very funny and observant movie, albeit squirm inducing, with quotable dialogue. Rogerebert
4.5
Scott Renshaw (@scottrenshaw) January 26, 2015 MISTRESS AMERICA isnt as assured as FRANCES HA but its way more satisfying than WHILE WERE YOUNG. Indie Wire
5.0
Midway through Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwigs Mistress America, the movie arrives at a long, zany setpiece so inspired and brilliantly sustained that .. Variety
4.0
Rapid fire pacing and dialogue let Mistress America bounce back and forth between laughing with and laughing at its characters. We Got This Covered
4.5
Yet Brooke moves through the world with the confidence of someone whos certain shes destined for greatness. Austin Chronicle
5.0
Noah Baumbachs return to the college comedy is a modern screwball masterpiece. Time Out
4.0
Right now, when it comes to urbane screen wit, Baumbach is the master, and Gerwig the undisputed mistress. The Guardian
4.0
Gerwig is funnier than ever, but Kirke does more than play straightfoil. The Guardian
5.0
Did Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach just invent mumblecore screwball The Guardian
3.8
For a while, Mistress America is a study of how to ingratiate yourself with people just as you seek to exploit them.
5.0
Its tempting to call Mistress America sweet, given its fizzy wit and the mutual delight of Kirke and Gerwigs camaraderie.
4.5
To be sure, Mistress America is mostly just a comedy about the fatuousness of self absorbed people. Screen Daily
4.5
As long as hes churning out films as enjoyable as Mistress America, I say keep em coming. Collider
4.5
As long as hes churning out films as enjoyable as Mistress America, I say keep em coming. Collider
3.5
Director Noah Baumbach and his co writer and star Greta Gerwig walk a wobbly tightrope between contemporary satire and old school Hollywood farce in M .. The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Mistress America is maybe Baumbachs most probing consideration of the writers process and development, a continuing point of interest in his filmograp ..
4.0
Noah Baumbachs Mistress America advertises itself as a screwball comedy. The New York Times
4.3
Kirkes role is primarily a functional one and its a break in style for Baumbach. Paste Magazine
3.0
What makes Mistress America peculiarly frustrating, though, is what great potential it whips up for a good half hour its a fast and fluid pleasure, wa .. Telegraph
3.5
But the movie doesnt leave room for many scenes like it, as it races along to a third act drawing room farce.
3.8
Gerwig is a delight in the titular role, but to see Mistress America is to feel protective of the character she plays, and a little annoyed at the way .. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Welcome to New York!.While Frances Ha may be on a technical level Noah Baumbachs best, Mistress America is my personal favorite. The Young Folks
4.0
Noah Baumbachs great run continues.Sharp, fast and witty, its old school screwball comedy with a cool modern twist.
4.5
Mistress America is Noah Baumbach moving at the speed of Gilmore Girls. Cinema Blend
4.0
All the performances land perfectly, but at the center of it floats Gerwig. Ny Daily News
4.0
One great movie in a year would have been one hell of an accomplishment. JoBlo
4.5
Title Mistress America Written by Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig Directed by Noah Baumbach Starring Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke and Michael Chernus Genre .. The Globe And Mail
5.0
Mistress America is not a new comic book movie, although Greta Gerwig, who stars, has a kind of stand tall, hands on hips superhero vibe about her. Philly
4.0
A comedy about two stepsisters finding ways to support each other during a period of transition in both their lives. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Others who gorge on the assembly line of raunchy Hollywood comedies wont know how much better they could have it if they just stepped down the megaple .. One Guys Opinion
3.8
With all its Baumbach and Gerwig mumblecore underpinnings, Mistress America is Baumbachs version of a Wes Anderson comedy. Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
The film adds its voice of approval to those who make their own way through life without outside approval.Its a fine example of moderns emulating how .. Sover
1.9
Despite clocking in at a skinny 84 minutes, Mistress America overstays its welcome. ReelViews
3.0
10 1 6 / 10 Mistress America is the third film from writer/director Noah Baumbach to investigate the freedom of youth as it collides with the bitter r .. Blu Ray
1.0
Various deceptions and double crosses ensue, the dialogue paced so fast in an effort to pump up the comedy that it would exhaust Howard Hawks. Chicago Reader
1.9
It feels like a technical exercise.The heart of this thing is absent. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Mistress America is another of Baumbachs explorations of the struggle to define oneself via professional success, but its many sharp and funny insight ..
2.5
Filmmaker Noah Baumbach has infused much of While Were Young with a loose, freewheeling quality thats impossible to resist, with the unusual dynamic b .. Reel Film Reviews
3.0
The story is a lot of fluff, buoyed by the likeability of Gerwig who is perfectly suited to play this flaky free spirited character. Lariat
5.0
Mistress America combines the millennial narcissism of Frances Ha with the jaundiced observation of Greenberg and pitches it at the breakneck speed of .. News Review
4.0
Both hilarious and poignant, this is a richly rewarding treat from a film maker and his muse at the top of their game. Radio Times
4.0
The film is perceptive, well written and frequently funny in Baumbachs familiar, deadpan way.It is a comedy with barbs and an unlikely undercurrent of .. Independent
3.8
Baumbach is clearly having a blast and, as usual, packing a sting into every line. Gerwig is the mistress of all things funny and fierce, Rolling Stone
4.0
Mistress is a brainy delight on its own terms, but the film also feels like an antidote to summer disappointments like Vacation (heres a comedy that l .. The Wrap
3.8
Brooke Cardenas (Greta Gerwig), the anti anti heroine of Noah Baumbachs Mistress America, is funny, charismatic and as profoundly sad a human being as .. News Day
2.0
Baumbach is attempting to make a screwball comedy, which is not easy to do. Cs Monitor
3.5
Mistress America, while garnering quite a few laughs in its final stretch, strains to keep the energy going while maintaining the slightly surreal air .. Film Journal
3.5
But Mistress America never falters in its case study of a complicated female friendship. New York Post
4.0
If not quite unexpected, its a delightful indie craft cocktail: one part wit, two parts screwball and a bracing dash of aching sincerity. Az Central
2.5
Mistress America is meant to be a tossed off trifle, and Baumbach and Gerwig, who collaborated on the script, clearly had fun thinking up absurd thing .. Smh
4.0
Lola Kirke and Greta Gerwig in Mistress America.Photo: Fox Her translator and tour guide turns out to be Brooke (Greta Gerwig), Tracys stepsister to b .. Smh
5.0
None of this is to say that Mistress America is derivative.Everything has the distinctive tone of both Baumbach and co writer star Gerwig. Mountain X
1.5
Baumbach and Gerwig dont go all Preston Sturges all the time, however. Npr
3.8
The film is densely jokey and nicely cast.Baumbachs writing partner and life partner Greta Gerwig fills Brooke, a free thinker but not a deep one, wit .. Star Tribune
4.5
arvelously fresh and funny... a mashup of... Baumbachs usual bohemian caprice, a John Hughes ish lark, and old fashioned screwball comedy, all rapid f ..
4.4
In this summer of failed attempts at reviving screwball comedy Aloha and Shes Funny That Way were dead on arrival Mistress America storms in to show h .. Toronto Star
2.0
But despite the crowd pleasing finale that awaits, Trainwreck does outstay its welcome, thanks to Apatows misplaced belief that good comedies have to .. Daily Mail
4.0
That bouncy dramedy let Gerwigs innate sweetness perfectly balance out Baumbachs bitter edge. Slate
3.0
Mistress America Emma Simmonds 10 August 2015 Screwball comedy that makes a fine platform for the great Greta Gerwig This talkative tale of an America .. Flim List
3.5
Conclusion Mistress America doesnt fully succeed with what it sets out to do renewing a tired comedy sub genre for a new and more cynical generation. Film Inquiry
4.0
The film however, belongs to Gerwig, whose screen bravado and instinctive flair for comedy is a delight.
3.0
Brooke seems to have a lot of good ideas but, as someone astutely observes: no follow through. Susang Ranger
2.5
Why make a film of The Man from U.N.C.L.E..Who at Warner Bros. flicked the switch when the project got the green light New Yorker
2.0
The latest from New York City writer/director Noah Baumbach and personal and professional partner and co writer Greta Gerwig, Mistress America is not .. Boston Herald
4.0
The pleasure of this screwball comedy comes from both Tracy and the viewer falling under the spell of the irresistible Brooke and Gerwigs delightful p .. Express
3.0
This kind of banter is rare in comedy these days, but the cast and Baumbach time almost every joke to perfection. The Film Stage
3.8
Gerwigs unpredictable, unerring comic timing informs a quality all too rare in modern movies: Shes a throwback that only looks forward. Chicago Tribune
3.8
Mistress America runs out of gas, so Baumbach and Gerwig send everyone out to the Connecticut suburbs for some old fashioned drawing room farce. Boston Globe
5.0
Mistress America, the latest bookish collaboration between Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, is superior to the meandering Trainwreck in every regard. The Irish Times
3.8
And in Noah Baumbachs latest effort, the dizzying screwball farce Mistress America, these disparate intentions collide with emotional force. Blogs Indie Wire
4.5
But Mistress America isnt a sad movie; its a bubbly comedy that sometimes recalls the screwball farces of the 30s, and its filled with sharp, hilariou .. Las Vegas Weekly
4.0
Its easy to make a comedy about flawed people, but Baumbach and Gerwig have done something harderfinding emotional truth in those flaws. The Atlantic
4.0
The crescendo proceeds as expected but the joy lies in the orchestration. Standard
3.0
But then Mistress America is comedy at its best thoughtful and real while consistently riotous. Detroit News
3.1
And so it goes in Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwigs new film Mistress America, in which two women forge and test a friendship based largely on mutual se .. Groucho Reviews
3.5
Mistress America is screening in advance previews Friday through Sunday Herald Sun
3.0
Mistress America is chewy philosophical pop with a clear dedication to style. Its all very hip, its all very fun, and its all very smart. Its just not .. Consequence Of Sound
3.0
Baumbach and Gerwig created a great character in Frances Ha..In Mistress America theyve gone one step beyond and created a movie worthy of their talen .. Oregon Live
4.5
It seems that Gerwig, Baumbachs real life partner, has brought a welcome warmth to the directors work, but his wry humour and observations remain just .. Film Ink
4.0
Mistress America (2015) the latest collaboration between on screen and off screen partners Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig is an uproarious screwball c .. Cine Vue
3.0
The beginning and end work as, respectively, a naturalistic comedy about impressionable girls and a drama about the same. La Weekly
3.8
Lola Kirke and Greta Gerwig in Mistress America.Mistress America is the follow up collaboration to 2013s Francis Ha from the real life couple of direc .. Three Movie Buffs
2.0
For a while Mistress America is a hipsters Auntie Mame; lifes a banquet and suckers are starving. Tamp A Bay
4.0
Youll be hard pressed to remember details of this film in a couple of months its a light, breezy, quick trip to the fountain but its joyful as hell, a .. Abc
3.5
Calling this latest collaboration, by director Noah Baumbach and star and co writer Greta Gerwig a whirlwind of witty observations about the entitled .. Nz Herald
5.0
Noah Baumbachs latest pairing with Greta Gerwig is a distinctly modern film imbued with the spirit of a screwball comedy. Flicks
3.8
Gerwig pulls off an incredible trick: Somehow, she makes an inherently unlikable character, likable. Its one of the years most intriguing and unmissab .. Stl Today
4.0
Sister Act Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwigs Mistress America Is Cleverly Self Critical Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke navigate the pitiless maw. The Stranger
2.8
REVIEW Mistress America Who: With Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind. Cleve Land
5.0
Mistress America is quite wonderful.It may be his best film to date. Ft
4.4
There are quite a few things to like about Mistress America, this weeks Noah Baumbach movie. Ar Kansas Online
3.8
If its good to have Baumbach stretched again by working with Gerwig, its also a nice surprise to find that Gerwig is stretching here, too, beyond the .. Larsen On Film
3.8
Many times the inner ring is essentially a clique; and in this sense, the desire to be in is at root a good one: friendship. Christianity Today
2.5
In fact, Gerwig cowrote the script for Mistress America with Baumbach, but that doesnt help. Hollywood And Fine
3.0
A tribute to the life force here embodied by Gerwig as a go getter New Yorker who may be less confident than she lets on, this short film (less than 9 .. The Arts Desk
4.0
I could also go on for a very long time about how funny, blithely witty, emotionally intricate and terrifically touching this movie is, but I wont bec .. Wsj
3.5
When they finally leave that stagy setting and escape back to New York, the tale returns to its refreshingly offbeat look at female friendship and tha .. Straight
2.0
Its brief, witty, talky, mannered, occasionally loopy, and ultimately poignant. Sandiego Reader
4.5
But instead of just tossing viewers a grab bag of gags, Baumbach and co writer slash leading lady Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha) manage to homogenize them, .. Cinemix Tape
4.0
But Mistress America feels less bitter and more honest than its preceding film, probably because it resists trading in character cliches. News Week
4.0
One goes along with it grasping the theaters armchairs a la a rollercoaster car, emerging with the kind of whiplash that makes you get right back in l .. Metro New York
5.0
Mistress America is far less cynical than While Were Young, yet its hilarity, piquant catty rivalry, and Brookes straight talking outer shell poignant .. One Room With A View
4.0
If that were all that was happening in Mistress America, itd still be worth seeing; its got a fast pace and screwball spirit, and is the closest thing .. Flavor Wire
4.4
Mistress a glimpse into a crazy world of affection, animosity hello Mini review: Mistress America The charm of Noah Baumbachs new comic drama Mistress .. Daily Herald
4.5
At first glance Mistress America probably has less to say than it does to recognize. Crave Online
3.8
Mistress America is a treat for adults craving sophisticated writing. Mercury News
3.8
But Gerwigs god like pluck makes it impossible for this story to be too much of a downer. Movie Mezzanine
4.4
If Frances Ha was Baumbachs Manhattan, then this is his Bringing Up Baby Movie Mezzanine
1.5
The same could be said for Mistress America, which lacks a cinematic soul of its own and instead relies on bad imitations of various styles of film an .. Or Lando Weekly
3.5
Mistress America, while garnering quite a few laughs in its final stretch, strains to keep the energy going while maintaining the slightly surreal air .. Film Journal International ..
3.5
Mistress America is an old style screwball comedy that continues Baumbachs emotional upswing and Gerwigs gusto for playing larger than life characters ..
4.5
Gerwig and Baumbachs new creation is every bit as brilliantly observed, exquisitely scripted and just plain fun. Seven Day Svt
4.5
Gerwig and Kirke are an excellent pair. Gerwigs frenetic gesticulations, noodle y dancing and micro expressions balance Kirkes more sedate and measure .. New Republic
3.0
Baumbach and Gerwigs dialogue doesnt prove quite such a neat fit, though. Bfi
3.8
Never accuse Baumbach of pandering to the lowest common denominator. National Post
4.0
A deliciously funny yet poignant study of an impressionable 19 year old and the older woman she takes as a role model. The Australian
4.0
Its a comedic blast, wrapping up one of the most enjoyable satires of the year. Sky
1.0
Where Trainwreck comes unstuck is in its struggle to raise laughs from tactless material. New States Man
4.0
Mistress America, indeed.For my money, or at least my mood the night I saw it, Mistress America landed like ten thousand dollars of finely focused the .. New City Film
3.0
If your taste in humor runs to the sophisticated, Mistress America is a decent late summer bet. Mistress America Starring Lola Kirke and Greta Gerwig. Fw Weekly
3.8
Mistress isnt his best work, but that still makes it better than most, if youre in this vein. Columbus Alive
3.0
I realize that watching a 20 something hipster have a quarter life meltdown for two hours might be entertaining for some, but I still cannot get into .. Reel Talk Online
4.0
Mistress America is a bad title for an amusingly off rhythm lark of a movie. Grant Land
2.0
Much like Brookes proposed restaurant, Mistress America is a mishmash of ideas that never really comes together. Blog Bullz Eye
4.0
Gerwig and Kirkes strong performances and onscreen chemistry, Baumbachs ability to capture the Big Apples beauty, and the infectious 80s soundtrack wi .. Sf Weekly
1.9
What makes Mistress America so annoying is having to watch everyone talk at each other. Not to each other. At each other. Tulsa World
1.5
Sometimes, Mistress America tells us, its easier to understand others than yourself. If were paying attention, though, maybe we can learn something fr .. Battleship Pretension
4.5
Its a story that exists in its own carefully constructed world but peel back the layers and it has much to say about female mentoring relationships an .. Richard Crouse
4.0
Brooke creatively inspires Tracy into penning the unflattering titular essay as the plot resolves itself into a road trip, with the infatuated Tony (M .. Adelaide Review
3.0
Film Review Mistress America Mistress America Mistress America is about beginnings and faith and the people willing to try, no matter how fruitless a .. Mac Guff
3.0
Mistress America Film Review Damien Straker Score Summary: Sometimes Mistress America is very funny and makes for pleasant company but it is not the m .. Impulse Gamer
4.4
College is supposed to be the place where you have the time of your life, the sanctuary that offers a brave new world of exciting new opportunities, f .. Miami
2.0
While the quasi intellectual banter is fun, I just cant get too excited about whether or not two people I do not like are going to fulfill their terri .. Willamette Week
3.0
Tough to decide if its too clever, or not clever enough. Either way, its hard not to feel like youre trapped inside something you dont quite get. Little White Lies
3.0
By Eleanor Ringel Cater Woody Allen is already doing Bad Woody Allen.We dont need Noah Baumbach doing it, too. Saportare Port
5.0
Gerwig is so immersed in her character, shes beyond trying to be funny, and instead just is funny. As funny as anything Ive seen this year. MLive.com
4.5
xplores the dynamics of female friendship how a really great girlfriend can make you feel like you can do anything, and how losing her can be as painf .. L.A. Biz
2.0
And theres the problem that a Tracy who would have the intelligence and foresight to psychologically deconstruct Brooke, isnt the same vapid, baggy ju .. Patrick Nabarro
4.0
Mistress America gives us the comedy of catastrophe averted, if not plans realized. Seattle Weekly
3.0
Aren Bergstrom at 3 Brothers Film says its Baumbachs best film by far, a delightful screwball comedy that analyzes the same artists and hipster intell .. Looking Closer
3.0
With Mistress America, Gerwig paints a portrait of thoroughly modern girls in a state of arrested development that is quite different than that of the .. City Beat
4.5
Despite these larger themes and its overarching heart on sleeve intellectualism the plot literally gets chronicled into a short story for an undergrad .. Junkee
3.1
Mistress America has enough bumps and bruises to keep it from being a superhero among comedy drama movies, but its not from a lack of trying by Gerwig .. Fres Nobee
4.4
Mistress America is snarky and engaging.It may be a little too cute for its own good, but the performances by Kirke and, especially, Gerwig will take .. Reel Bob
4.5
Mistress America powers through the occasional rough spots on Gerwigs determination, unlike her character, not to take it all too seriously. Memphis Flyer
3.5
In many ways, Mistress America (co written by Baumbach and Gerwig) is a showcase for Gerwigs halting charisma. Ex Press
4.5
Even though this film attempts to be a neo screwball comedy, with Gerwigs Carole Lombard like presence giving it lift, its still Baumbach Lite: same r .. All Movie
3.5
Mistress America is being promoted as a modern screwball comedy, and it certainly harkens back to that frenetic genre, but with a modern twist. Daily Public
4.5
With the eccentric and yet purposeful Mistress America, Baumbach and Gerwig add another chapter to their exceedingly fruitful collaboration, intricate .. Bk Mag
3.1
Whatever Baumbach and Gerwig want to say about the inspirational charms of lifes colorful, flaky characters, they can find a way to say it without sho .. City Weekly
3.8
That generosity of spirit lightens and elevates Mistress America and accents the movies nice sour ball tang. Play Boy
5.0
The interplay between old cinematic tropes and boldly original filmmaking is both powerfully familiar and subtly unlike anything you have seen before. .. Lagniappe Mobile
2.5
Mistress America remains clever and entertaining even as the star director writing duo exposes the confusion and loneliness lurking beneath the hipste .. Nashville Scene
4.5
Proof that New Yorks indie cinema keeps reinventing itself for the better.
1.9
For the truest proof that love is blind, see Mistress America. Theres no other reason to do so. Charlotte Observer
1.3
The entertaining, life in a holding pattern wisdom of Frances Ha curdles into something abrasive and phony. Trib
4.0
This is one of the funniest films Baumbachs ever made, and the hope is that Gerwig adopts some of Brookes can do spirit and churns out more movies lik ..
3.5
Mistress America, which Gerwig also co wrote, is somewhere in the middle. Eugene Weekly
3.1
Baumbach is able to turn his loving gaze away from Gerwig long enough to let his actors shine and allow us to enjoy all the mayhem. Baltimore Magazine
3.8
Its such a strangely American notion, really, and Baumbach and Gerwig have spiked it with a healthy dose of schadenfreude. Sandiego Union Tribune
3.5
Filled with heart warming moments, combined with a witty script, and a great cast, the film is one of Baumbachs more light hearted outings and he and .. Movies With Mae
1.5
Mistress America is Baumbachs purest attempt at uncomplicated comedy, but its also just his latest film motivated more by iterations of its characters .. Reverse Shot
4.0
One energizing thing about this film is that it seems to defy any familiar pattern for a brisk hour or so before heading into straight up screwball fa .. Lawrence
3.5
The great pleasure in Mistress America is the degree to which visual and verbal comedy amplify each other. Art Forum
1.5
Both films lack psychological authenticity, empathy, and nuanced characters. Hyperallergic
4.0
Its messy and fun, and while no one may be actually laughing out loud, its the kind of humor thats chuckle inducing. Complex
3.0
Baumbach returns to that biting criticism of, Just like the rest of your generation; everything a pastiche.
1.5
Its like one of Ingrid Bergmans screwier films, or a John Hughes Breakfast Club like setup if youre into more contemporary references. Missoula News
4.5
Gerwig has, with Baumbach, written a role that she was born to play: her slightly spacy delivery serves as a disguise for Brookes razor sharp observat .. Bitch Flicks
4.4
Moviegoers who sampled Baumbachs movies in the past and left with a bad taste in their mouths may do well to give Mistress America a chance. Its funny .. Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) ..
4.0
And, it represents possibly the best showcase to date for Baumbachs muse of choice, Greta Gerwig. Patch
3.5
I loved Kirke and Gerwigs megadramatic line readings. Everything they do is underlined.
3.1
Throughout Mistress America I found myself thinking I might enjoy the smart script more if I could read it in book form and direct the characters myse ..



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