Monday, April 03, 2023
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
In 1970, an awkward adolescent 11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) struggles with moving from New York City away from Grandma Sylvia (Kathy Bates) to a New Jersey suburb when her dad gets a new job. It’s a new house in a new neighborhood with a new school & trying to make new friends. This is a dramatic & humorous coming-of-age story about a six-grade girl’s fears & anxieties about fitting in, brassieres, mensuration, & boys. At her teacher’s suggestion, Margaret explores different religions as her class project. Her mom (Rachel McAdams) is estranged from her devout Christian parents because she married her Jewish husband. This is a honest & funny look at a young girl searching for her identity & wanting to be normal during the 70s. When she is searching for answers, she prays to God in hopes of finding solutions.
Alien gives it 3 “I️ got it” stars out of 4.
