Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023
***½
Director: Kelly Fremon Craig
Cast: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Elle Graham, Benny Safdie, Kathy Bates, Aidan Wojtak-Hissong, Amari Alexis Price, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Kate MacCluggage, Zachary Brooks
In 1970, 11-year-old Margaret and her parents move from New York City to the New Jersey suburbs, where she must make new friends and face the challenges of puberty and faith. Kelly Fremon Craig's coming-of-age drama comedy is based on Judy Blume's popular 1970 novel. The film is endearing and well-acted, but coming more than 50 years after the book, I feel like I've already seen this story dozens of times. Is this really what 11-year-old girls are like, thinking about boys and dreaming of their periods starting?
