Lady Bird as a character and film manages both tenderness and lawlessness; caught in the confuddling mix of teenage hormones and perceived oppressive parenting; rebelling against the grain, oft to her own detriment; Gerwig's capable filmmaking expertly capturing that claustrophobic
feeling of teenage angst and insurgency; Saorsie Ronan performing the hell out of the role.
William Castle - like theatrics aside, Ducournau's film deserves to be seen not only for its incisive view
of identity, but because its a terrifying film about
teenage angst and the unrelenting
feelings of confusion and displacement that comes along with it.