The movie draws us into the illusion that we're simply eavesdropping on the lives of three inner-city black and Hispanic girls.Read Full Review »
90
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
This modest film has virtues that come out of nowhere. It takes familiar material and develops it with such tact and skill that we find ourselves moved and sort of amazed at the same time.Read Full Review »
It's more a collection of episodes that build to a complex, richly layered picture of these girls' lives. And the more time we spend with them, the more endearing they become.Read Full Review »
80
Village Voice: Jessica Winter
The patient camera leans in closely on the three lead actresses -- extraordinary first-timers all.Read Full Review »
75
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Has the courage to work without a net, aware that when you're a teenager, your life is not a story so much as a million possible stories.Read Full Review »
70
The New York Times: Dana Stevens
So unlike most Hollywood coming-of-age stories as to seem downright revolutionary.Read Full Review »
30
Salon.com: Charles Taylor
One of those movies that you continue to pull for even after it becomes clear that it isn't very good.Read Full Review »
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