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The Guardian
Gerwig's performance is full of depth and nuance; self-conscious without being mawkish, clever behind the kook. Full Review
David Edelstein
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Frances Ha is an irritant when it lingers. When Baumbach’s touch is more glancing — when he cuts before the humiliation — it sings. Full Review
Ella Taylor
NPR
Running through the streets of New York for the sheer hell of it, Frances has the gift of joy to her very marrow. As for Greta Gerwig, I get the feeling she's just gearing up. Full Review
Eric Kohn
indieWIRE
At times, Frances Ha strains from emphasizing the characters' snarkiness and disregarding plot. By routinely going nowhere, however, the movie eventually finds a distinctive voice that carries it through. Full Review
Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News
Aiming for lightness but landing with a thud, Frances Ha is a well-meaning blunder. Director Noah Baumbach’s ode to Brooklyn twentysomething life is a flibbertigibbet fable that, like a self-absorbed flirt you meet at a party, grates on the nerves despite being easy on the eyes. Full Review
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