Maggie’s Plan

Maggie’s Plan breaks out of the traditional rom-com genre with levels of high-wit and a fetishisation of academic wit. The film follows Maggie (Greta Gerwig) as she falls pregnant with John (Ethan Hawke), a ‘ficto-critical anthropologist’s’ child. The film then plays out a love triangle between Maggie, John and his previous wife Georgette (Julianne Moore) a stern, intelligent woman, who is used to getting want she wants. Maggie’s ‘plan’ relates to the situation with John’s child, which has various twists and turns.

Audiences will be amused by director Rebecca Miller’s latest film. Maggie’s Plan is certainly a ‘modern’ romantic comedy as it remains smart and funny throughout with a plot line uncommon for the genre. (JF)

★★★★