At its heart, Maragaret is a very good film. Unfortunately, a three hour run time, too many unnecessary sub plots, and a cast of unsympathetic characters diverse too much attention from what it could have been. Anna Paquin is incredible as a young adult who is forced to deal with a grown up situation at the same time as her own adolescence. Its characters are real, Paquin gives a fearless performance, and the film on a whole is very powerful - It's all there, it's just hard to love.