Above all, this is a movie where the characters ask the same questions we do: They're as smart about themselves as we are.Read Full Review »
70
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Thomas
The story comes full circle in a way that might seem overly schematic did it not have the courage to wear its heart on its sleeve without losing its head.Read Full Review »
70
Washington Post: Desson Thomson
This is a spirited, dirty dance between the polished inauthenticity of Hollywood romance-musicals and hip-hop's central tenet: keeping it real. It's an intriguing combination, if nothing else.Read Full Review »
63
Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
While it flirts with "After School Special"-ness, at least has the courage to address racial and cultural cliches with a degree of honesty.Read Full Review »
63
Boston Globe: Jay Carr
The most traditional of Hollywood romances, in that it's resolutely about nice people with nice problems.Read Full Review »
Carter can't sidestep the script's cliches, so he wisely cuts to the fancy footwork whenever possible.Read Full Review »
50
Village Voice: Jessica Winter
The disjointed plotting and afterschool-special dialogue offer scant opportunity for the charismatic leading duo to work up much chemistry.Read Full Review »
50
Salon.com: Charles Taylor
For all its dumb clichés it offers the basic appeal of teen movies: the pleasure of watching kids be kids, acting as they do among themselves instead of how parents and teachers expect them to act.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
Thomas' easygoing warmth helps to melt Stiles' icy veneer, and one of Dance's few pleasures is an extended musical segment where she tries to ape his homeboy posturings.Read Full Review »
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