Little Woman: The Subtleties of Acting That Go a Long Way

Little Women has been adapted for the big screen many times before. This one was well done and had an amazing young cast. Saoirse Ronin, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen play the four sisters. Timothée Chamalet plays a young neighbor who has feelings for some of the sisters. Everyone is a great actor in this movie but it’s the subtle acting moments that really stand out.

It's the subtleties of acting that really say alot. Saoirse Ronin has a moment when she has gotten in an argument with Florence Pugh and Florence does something really horrible to Saoirse and Saoirse has such a facial expression the next morning that screams her anger with such little expression. It’s truly amazing. Eliza Scanlen has her own similar scene when she discusses how much she loves the piano. She hadn’t really spoken a lot up until now in the movie but this was her great scene with such a quiet but powerful performance.

This is the first performance I’ve seen with Timothée Chamalet, and he is wonderful. He can be subtle and powerful at the same time. He is involved with two sisters in particular and you love and hate his character at the same time. The supporting cast includes Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper. They all have their big scenes as well, whether it’s a big speech or subtle moments. Meryl Streep isn’t in the movie for very long but when she is she commands the screen without taking away importance from the other actors.

The one thing that bothered me about the movie was the jumps in time. The movie would flash back to seven years prior but sometimes the characters looked so similar that it was hard to differentiate the time periods. This made the movie drag on a bit. This adaptation of Little Women should be seen for its young cast and subtleties in acting. 🍔🍔🍔 and 1/2 🍔