Mistress America – ABC Film Challenge – Comedy – M – Mistress America – Movie Review
Director: Noah Baumbach
Writer: Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig (Screenplay)
Cast
- Greta Gerwig (White Noise)
- Lola Kirke (Gone Girl)
- Shana Dowdeswell (Choose)
- Shelby Rebecca Wong (East Broadway)
Plot: A lonely college freshman’s life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.
Runtime: 1 Hour 24 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Mistress America starts when Tracy (Kirke) is struggling to fit into college in New York. She tries to get into different clubs, but eventually only has one person to turn to. Brooke (Gerwig), her soon-to-be stepsister who is older and lives in the big city.
As the two start bonding, Tracy gets to learn what has driven Brooke in her life. Brooke has been working to get her a restaurant open. However, when her funding gets pulled, they must go on an adventure to secure finance from a former set of friends.
Verdict on Mistress America
Mistress America is a comedy-drama following two soon-to-be stepsisters who meet and learn they have a lot more in common than they imagined. It follows the pair going on a road trip to figure out how to solve the problems in Brooke’s life.
This is an important life drama showing how life can hit you very quickly whatever your age. It shows that new friendships are difficult to find, and once things get going things can get out of hand. There is plenty going on to show the struggles in life can be extremely real. It puts the spotlight on learning to understand yourself in this world.
Final Thoughts – Mistress America is a wonderful coming of age story in New York.
