Alien at the Movies

Real life couple, Noah Baumbach (writer/director) & Greta Gerwig (writer/star) collaborate in this indie comedy about breakups & love/hate relationships. A lonely college freshman Tracy (Lola Kirke) escapes to New York City and hangs out & bonds with her future step-sister Brooke (Gerwig), an enterprising entrepreneur. It is a quirky dialog-driven comedy that will probably have limited appeal. Alien expects the general public will be bored by lives of these 2 main characters who are just trying to find themselves. Plus the title "Mistress America" will likely confuse people as to what this film is really about.

Alien gives it 2 "zen master or psychopath" stars out of 4.