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This weekend I eschewed the typical holiday weekend beginning of summer fare and went for the little movie. I saw Frances Ha. Now generally I am not a huge fan of stories by or about the "true New Yorker." I find that Woody Allen sensibility lazy if you aren't Woody Allen, and even if you are Woody Allen about half the time. Somehow this was able to elevate itself above that derivative space to something pleasant. I liked the characters alot, and the performances were quite good, so anywhere it started to devolve into the typical, for instance the typical New York dinner party scene, Frances would do or say something surprising to bring back the charm.
It was a light hearted comedy with a vintage feel like something I might have seen at the Tivoli at its old location on Westport Road before moving into the Tivoli.
Now I will see the F&F6!
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