Respected writer and director Whit Stillman returns after a lengthy hiatus with Damsels In Distress.
This is in no small part due to the films star, indie darling Greta Gerwig.
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By then, weve been treated to a slowly-developing portrait of Violet and her gang.
Throughout, Stillmans satire is softer, and the overall tone is much gentler than one would expect.
It also, at times, strays almost too closely to whisper it kookiness.
It must be said, though, that this lighter tone is rather fetching.
However, despite the pluralised title, the film hinges on its lead.
If there is kookiness here, it is remarkably unaffected.
Whatever it is, Stillman has certainly found a new strain of delightful silliness in this queer trifle.
For whileDamsels In Distressis far from his sharpest work to date, its certainly his most fun.
Rating:
4 out of 5
