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Margaret, Movie

Margaret 2011

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Drama about a high-school student in New York who inadvertently plays a role in a traffic accident that claims a woman's life. Stars Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo and Mathew Broderick.  More

Certain she is responsible, 17-year-old Lisa (Paquin) attempts to set things right but her life spins out of control, as she is confronted with a basic truth: that her youthful ideals are on a collision course against the realities and compromises of the adult world.

Margaret, written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan (the playwright's second film after 2000's excellent You Can Count on Me), has had a controversial path to release. Shot in 2005, Lonergan has delayed the film's release since, reportedly grappling with the final cut for over five years. Two lawsuits resulted between the director, producer and studio Fox Searchlight. Hide

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115 votes / 18 comments The Talk

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    • Jason

      Looks good.

    • Livi

      Oh my gosh! I love how that change of direction hits you like a bus in the face...Ouch, too soon?

    • Community

      ugghhh ..yawn. Besides anna's pretty average as an actor

    • dfg

      Woah shes playing a girl way younger than herself!!

    • Jen

      Bit of a wobbly-looking storyline - where's this one heading? Beats me...

    • Kez

      Something different instead of the same old Hollywood trash is always good in my opinion.

    • Hokeypanky

      Looks dramatic, good job Anna

    • Michele

      Looks interesting, maybe a video?

    • D F Stuckey

      "Tightly" gets her teeth into a dramatic role again; Good to see and worth waiting for

    • ashlee

      i love anna paquin she is soo cool go newzealand!!!

    • ashlee

      i love how it's all happy then BAM!! the lady get's hit not that a lady getting hit is nice lol

    • anna

      go anna!

    • Jen

      Enough guilt in the world

    • awsome

      sure why not

    • b******

      what a movie

    • elisabeth

      one of the best films i've ever seen, i dont usually comment on this site, but please see this move. so much to think about, just brilliant

    • alpha

      loved it

    • peter

      this is not the complete version. get the DVD now available for the full film. amazing. avoid this version.

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magenta Nobody (?)

This is one of best films i've seen in years. Great performances, compelling story and left me with so much to think about. No one is especially likeable, or particularly admirable, and yet despite that you feel for each and every character, aware of why they are like they are. Even though it's a completely cohesive story with a straight narrative, it also feels like interconnected vignettes for some reason. And i hate long movies, as a rule, but not this, in fact i'd have liked more, even after 2hrs 15minutes, i'd not had enough. Will my friends outside auckland get to see it? I hope so. Top marks. Anna Paquin is amazing too.

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Longest movie I've ever seen

Coraliee Flicks Superstar (?)

This film seemed to go on all day - I'm a persistent person, so was determined to watch it until the end. I'm sure it had a 'plot' and perhaps some life lesson's hidden within the almost 2 and half hour long boring scenes.
Anna Paquin does a good performance, and because of that I give one star. Otherwise when the film finally finished, I couldn't help but think, that I had wasted a good Sunday afternoon - and it's 2 and half hours of my life wasted, that I can't get back!

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Press Reviews

Empire (UK)

Knotty, ambitious and trading in messy human truths, it’s the work of a master dramatist. Here’s hoping Lonergan’s next one reaches us a little faster. Full review.

Guardian (UK)

Paquin creates that rarest of things: a profoundly unsympathetic character who is mysteriously, mesmerically, operatically compelling to watch. Full review.

Hollywood Reporter

Nearly every scene is acutely observed, a strong cast fully inhabiting Lonergan's symphonic collision of ideas and in tune with his ear for the harsh poetry of New York language, variously hyperbolic and sparing, engaged and self-protective. Full review.

Little White Lies (UK)

Haunting and thought-provoking despite flaws; an important post-9/11 movie with its own troubled mythology. Full review.

Los Angeles Times

Lonergan has created a forceful yet extremely fitful film that teases with moments of brilliance only to frustrate in the end. Full review.

New York Times

Filmed in 2005 and has reportedly been delayed because of persistent editing problems. These do not seem to have been solved. Full review.

Rolling Stone (USA)

Margaret comes apart at the seams as you watch it, but it gives off a lovely light. Seek it out. You can thank me later. Full review.

Total Film (UK)

A singularly compelling study of trauma. It’s a raw, messily magnificent near-masterpiece. Full review.