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Support the Girls

2018

Andrew Bujalski

Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, Dylan Gelula, AJ Michalka ...

5.8

485

Comedy Lisa is a dedicated restaurant manager who is trying to keep the place afloat, get on with the owner and the customers, and support her employees. But a deluge of accumulated problems gradually saps her patience. In a film about the search for dignity in a business that objectifies its employees, the natural performances of the entire female ensemble lent solid support.

	Media	Author	Review
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"An excellent vehicle for Regina Hall (...) An easygoing hangout film that will ring true for anyone who has worked in the service industry"
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Regina Hall gives a brilliant performance (...) Bujalski's most sensitive movie"
		Amy Nicholson Variety	"[It] serves up a terrific leading role for Regina Hall (...) Hall’s performance — tender, tough, empathetic, controlled — crumples from tears to laughter in a blink"
		Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"Delightful (...) Its rhythms are decidedly cinematic (...) Unexpected generosity in the midst of disillusion is what this gem is all about."
		Carson Lund Slant	"That the film moves so fluidly between its two tracks of emphasis is a mark of Bujalski's shrewd ability (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		John Fink The Film Stage	"Bujalski as a filmmaker has created a film as fascinating as anything in his previous output"
		David Fear Rolling Stone	"One of the best films of 2018 (...) One of the most empathetic, nuanced, beautifully realized American movies of the past few years (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Ashley Moreno Austin Chronicle	"The film has just the right amount of puns and playful wordplay (...) [It] lets the actors’ comedic chops shine."
		Allison Shoemaker rogerebert.com	"[An] engaging, deeply-felt comedy (...) [It] excels in a lot of ways (...) but it works best as a character study (...) Hall is magnificent (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"In 'Support the Girls,' sisterhood is funny, essential and sweet (...) [Bujalski] creates modest, layered worlds and identifiably true characters"
		Lewis Knight Mirror	"It's easy to see why Barack Obama chose this as one of his favourite movies of 2018, for it handles some heady and ever-relevant themes on modern America with an empathy and humour that causes the audience to think (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'Support the Girls' barrels along with wit, flair and gusto from the actors (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"It’s a film that’s as warm and funny as it is grounded in a kind of everyday tragedy (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kevin Maher The Times	"An affectionate, witty and entirely respectful portrait of a working woman on the edge of nervous breakdown (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tara Brady Irish Times	"Deep, thoughtful characterisation, right down to the smallest role, make for something richer than nervous energy. The dialogue is authentic and often hilarious (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

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