Greta Gerwig's 'Little Women' Review Thread - starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep

Rotten Tomatoes: 97% (36 critics) with a 8.96 average rating

Critics consensus: With a stellar cast and a smart, sensitive retelling of its classic source material, Greta Gerwig's Little Women proves some stories truly are timeless.

Metacritic: 90/100 (21 critics)

The scores will change as time passes. Meanwhile, I’ll post some short reviews.

In an era in which sentimentality is a seasoning that filmmakers either shun entirely or employ with too heavy a hand, Gerwig crafts a work that is moving without being manipulative. This is a Little Women for the ages.

-Alonso Duralde, TheWrap

If this isn't the Little Women you remember, either on page or screen, that's understandable. But it's likely the one you felt, and that's more important.

-Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out

As one might hope, Gerwig's interpretation does right by the material, sticking to the original period and setting and assembling a dream cast to play the March siblings.

-Peter Debruge, Variety

The film tweaks the structure of a well-known and beloved story and modernizes it with light meta touches, all while staying true to its old-fashioned belief in the virtues of kindness and selflessness.

-Katie Rife, AV Club

If there were any remaining doubts that Greta Gerwig is a major talent in American cinema, put them to rest now.

-Helen O'Hara, Empire Magazine

Director

Greta Gerwig

Writers

Greta Gerwig ... (written by)

Louisa May Alcott ... (based on the novel by)

Cast

• Saoirse Ronan - Jo March

• Emma Watson - Meg March

• Timothée Chalamet - Theodore 'Laurie' Laurence

• Florence Pugh - Amy March

• Eliza Scanlen - Beth March

• Laura Dern - Marmee March

• Tracy Letts - Mr. Dashwood

• Bob Odenkirk - Mr. March

• James Norton - John Brooke

• Chris Cooper - Mr. Laurence

• Meryl Streep - Aunt March

Director of photography: Yorick Le Saux

Production designer: Jess Gonchor

Costume designer: Jacqueline Durran

Editor: Nick Houy

Music: Alexandre Desplat

Casting: Kathy Driscoll and Francine Maisler

Submitted November 26, 2019 at 11:49PM by DenzelWashingtonDC https://ift.tt/35FytKD