ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

anselmdaniel This review contains spoilers.Frances Ha is a black and white movie in the drama genre and stars Greta Gerwig as Frances Ha. Frances Ha is an out of work dancer. This movie focuses on Frances relation with her best friend as it deteriorates from moving apart. Along Frances' journey she confronts her past and future as she discovers herself.Frances Ha is a well directed, well written, and well acted movie. At about 90 minutes of run time, this movies does not overstay its welcome. Scenes flow well and the audience can see the deterioration of Frances and Sophie's relation as the two drift apart. Viewers that are not interested in a slice of life story may find this movie dull. The director does an excellent job for the most part in conveying the feeling of each scene. It is only some scenes such as Frances' alumni party scene which is not as well directed.The writing and acting in this movie is top notch. The audience spends most of their time with Greta Gerwig as Frances and the performance is magnetic. Frances should be an unlikable protagonist. She is needy, impulsive, duplicitous, and unconfident. However, Greta Gerwig portrays the character so well that the audience can feel for the character's plight. Many people have been down on their luck; and comparing their own success to that of their friends. It is simply too easy to believe that others have it better than you do and it would damage your own image. As a viewer, Greta Gerwig is able to convince the audience to empathize with her character's plight. Even as the character does actions the audience does not agree with, the viewer can still understand why she did it. It is this attribute that endears the movie and its characters to the viewer.The basic plot of the movie is generic but the smaller details such as dialog are well done. The writer and director does a good job with creating believable and dialog that one can both enjoy and analyze.I would recommend Frances Ha. However, I recognize it is not a movie for everyone. It is a movie that requires the viewer to be in a certain mood and willing to watch a movie that does not have a payoff. This genre of movie is not a movie with an easy payout. To anyone wanting an alternative to the big budget Hollywood dramas, look no further than Frances Ha.

merelyaninnuendo Frances HaA journey of a 27 year old girl in her social and professional life resembles too much with practicality that you cringe yourself in the seat as she goes through each and every ups and downs which just represents how amazing of work has Noah did on paper and on screen.

Ivaylo Penchev Human emotions, I have always loved that! Everything is so organic, so natural. Truly a "french new wave" movie. The thing that I miss the most was choreography on dancing, I wanted more, to get little bit familiar with the character personality. Every time when I think of the movie, I am smiling. So many short stories for example - one frame - going back from Paris, we see the plane's wing - so simple, so bright - you don't need nothing more.Sometimes we have to make compromises to achieve something, but no matter what we do, we always need our closest friends around us! Splendid acting, camera work and soundtrack! You are feeling like you are flying little above a water - that's the feeling that I felt while watching the movie. No wonder why is the critics choice!

commandx2000 Entitled. Mean-spirited. Lazy. There's a French saying about lazy artists picking easy targets.. It's known as 'kicking down open doors.' That's exactly what Frances Ha does. Nothing to see here unless you're young and wealthy in NYC and, somehow, still feel you need vindication. In which case, come right in and make yourself at home. Sorry, but in my book, everything is politics and this movie specifically invites the type of criticism I am making here.Unfortunately, the ruling class in this country has such a stranglehold on the 'art-world'that a self-indulgent piece of garbage like this will, rather than meet with criticism, get raves from the kind of cozy intellectual mainstream that, like blue-bloods throughout history, looks down on labor and working for a living.This is tired stuff, folks. These sentiments were exciting when the beat generation- a generation which actually struggled for their art- exulted in them in the 50s. To imply that one can transpose those same power-elite tangents to spoiled rich kids in NYC in 2016 is just insulting.I'm not a fan of the Men's Rights movement either, but this movie takes Mansploitation to a new level. Frances Ha actually managed to make me feel sorry for a Wall Street broker bro. Jesus. What an accomplishment. Why? Because I have some humanity and these characters are all about dehumanizing the 'other' and those who are not like them. Why not tie Patch down and crap down his throat while you're at it?I am far from anti-intellectual, but I do consider myself a bit too far to the left in my politics to relate to the facile rich-kid uber domination of the arts that has become the norm in today's America -and is lovingly represented in Frances Ha. Watching this movie, I kept wishing the guillotine would come back in vogue.