I may be in the minority here, but I agree with Mike. I described LADY BIRD to my daughter this way: "It's a love letter from a daughter to a difficult, hovering, Baby Boomer mother," and my daughter replied, "Oh, no, I can't see that, it's too close!"
For me, LADY BIRD was like watching JUNO...
I'm in the minority as well. I didn't like the film either. Of course, I don't personally know anybody else who even saw it so I have no one but threads like this and DVD Talk to compare opinions with.
Why didn't I like it? Here are my original notes on the film, typed up after I got home from...
I've seen three of the Best Pic nominees--none of which I liked--one an epic war film and the other two indie darlings. The only other film I've seen that was nominated for anything is BABY DRIVER, which was moderately entertaining. Had WONDER WOMAN been nominated that would have been my only...