★★★★½

I think I’m in love with Timothee Chalamet. Jokes aside, Little Women is an incredibly feel-good movie. Out of all the Oscar nominees this year, nothing left me as happy and warm inside as this movie. I haven’t read the book, so this was my first experience with this story and it is incredible. The characters are so well fleshed out and everything is so realistic and has so much heart and charm. It’s directed and shot beautifully. This is a gorgeous film. Soairse Ronan is one of the best actors working in Hollywood right now, everything she’s been in, she’s been nominated for an Oscar and she is very deserving of it. Emma Watson and Florence Pugh are also sensational. I have missed Emma Watson’s film presence and her ability is so visible in this movie. I THINK IT IS NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT TIMOTHEE CHALAMET IS AMAZING. And I was heartbroken by his performance. His character is very relatable and one of the more interesting male characters I’ve seen in these ‘female-driven’ movies. That brings me to my main issue with this movie which is that sometimes it feels like it’s pushing an agenda. If Greta Gerwig didn’t say something about ‘women in society’ every 10 minutes and implied it subtextually it would have transcended this movie into masterpiece and classic status. But for now, it’s just a really, really good movie. My only other issue with it is that the editing makes the time jumps confusing at times and you don’t know whether you’re in the past or the present. This is one of 2019’s best offerings and I think that everyone should watch Little Women. It’s one of the most beautiful movies I’ve watched.