Are You There God, It's Me Margaret, adapted from a book by Judy Blume - I have to say that I dragged to this, but I actually ended up being glad to be dragged. Girl Margaret is caught halfway between her Christian mother and Jewish father, family pressures, school pressures, and then she hits puberty. She doesn't look as alluring as the other girls yet, but it's happening anyway. She's not interested in religion, but pressure is on there too, given her mixed religious parentage. Her mother's parents opted out of any role in her life when her mother married a Jewish guy; they're completely unknown to her, flaming-hell evangelists. With all this going on, Margaret is also trying to just be an early teen kid, which is difficult in itself.
Once I got over seeing a movie like this, it really IS very good. Characters are well portrayed, conflicts are clear and, above all, you just want Margaret to come out of this OK.
Abby Fortson is Margaret, Rachael McAdams and Bennie Safdie are her parents, Kathy Bates, the father's-side grandmother.
I'm not generally a fan of that sort of movie, but this was, admittedly, very good, well worth seeing.
Once I got over seeing a movie like this, it really IS very good. Characters are well portrayed, conflicts are clear and, above all, you just want Margaret to come out of this OK.
Abby Fortson is Margaret, Rachael McAdams and Bennie Safdie are her parents, Kathy Bates, the father's-side grandmother.
I'm not generally a fan of that sort of movie, but this was, admittedly, very good, well worth seeing.