| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...the movie is equally about the adult characters, who all seem to have lacked adequate parenting themselves." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...a smart, funny, sometimes lovely little film..." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...this sucker has its heart, if not its thumb, in the right place." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Adapted from Walter Kirn's 1999 novel, the film isn't nearly as witty as its source..." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"(Director) Mills knows how to put a film together, there's little doubt of that. But these skills and cast would have been better served in a story of just slightly more import." more... |
C |
New York Post
V.A. Musetto |
"... draws from such movies as The Ice Storm, American Beauty and Donnie Darko, without offering any new insight." more... |
C |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...Mike Mills, who wrote and directed, keeps the film from slipping either into melodrama or facile satire..." more... |
B+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...Thumbsucker boasts a strong character arc, some nice performances, and an understated message about the overprescribing of drugs to American youths." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Debuting writer-director Mike Mills -- remember the name -- brings heart and sting to Walter Kirn's novel." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...although often amusing, Thumbsucker lacks the necessary bite." more... |
B- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bill White |
"...a new kind of youth movie." more... |
B |
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