I was expecting just a standard love story, I didn’t think I’d see a sharp treatise on the devaluation of women in 20th Century culture. What’s smart, though, is how they sneak it in beneath all the fun of a really sweet, slick light comedy. It’s a pretty smart production.
Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
He is the host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and challenges you to a game of backgammon.
