Lena felt a flash of agreement. Yes. The movie was simplistic. But then she saw a reply to Dave’s review, from :
“Trite, anachronistic, and historically illiterate. The 1950s were complex. Not every woman was a proto-feminist waiting for a savior from California. The film demonizes the girls who choose marriage and family, just as much as it claims to liberate them. Hypocrisy dressed in a twinset. 2/10.” Imdb Mona Lisa Smile
The IMDb page loaded: Mona Lisa Smile (2003) . 6.5/10. “A free-thinking art history professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to challenge societal norms.” Lena felt a flash of agreement
She scrolled further. A one-star review, username : from : “Trite