Lena Dunham's Tiny Furniture is my cuppa tea, but I'll warn you that it's not for everyone. If you like ferociously understated (and hilarious) dialogue, brooding twenty-somethings who are generally too clever for their own good, and moments of uncomfortable beauty, then please grab a date (or just yourself) and see this movie. I can't stop thinking about it nor my own post-collegiate life, which was just as uncomfortable and oddly wonderful.
Other critics might have stated this already, but I truly believe that Lena Dunham is one to watch. No one is taking risks like these onscreen anymore, especially as a writer, director, and actor. It's impressive. Her character, Aura, though stalled and journey-less is compelling and real. Also compelling? Actress Jemima Kirke who plays Lena's deadpan, eye-rolly sidekick. Together they seem like girls I know or used to know--fearless, frightened, flawed, and fantastic.
