[Gerwig's] gratifying take on Louisa May Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN brings freshness, vitality and emotional nuance to source material which has been etched for generations into the popular imagination, shaking up the chronology to reinvigorate the plot's familiar beats.

Rating: 3/4 -- For devotees, the essence of the Little Women story remains, and, for newcomers, it is a sweet film that should inspire them to explore the book and the more traditional adaptations. Full Review

As one might hope, Gerwig’s interpretation does right by the material, sticking to the original period and setting and assembling a dream cast to play the March siblings...

The fearsome foursome in Greta Gerwig’s reinvention of the classic Louisa May Alcott story achieve a collective level of badassery and bravery rarely exhibited by the preening peacocks in those cartoon car movies.

[T]he new movie version of Louisa May Alcott’s novel comes as an absolute gift....[LITTLE WOMEN] embraces its source material with eager enthusiasm rather than timid reverence.

4.5 stars out of 5 -- Greta Gerwig has not betrayed the feminine gaze that made the two-volume 1860s novel a literary landmark....Both surprisingly timely and enduringly timeless.

It fell short, and it's nothing you need to see on a big screen. Or on a small one either. Full Review