| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
A- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"The tone is somber, but Van Sant appears to be at his most playfully inspired." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Jim Emerson |
"Graced with those peculiar Van Sant touches of discovery and absurdity, delightful because they're at once so right and so inscrutable." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"Van Sant has made his best film in many years." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Has the slightly glum insularity of minimalist fiction, but it's the first of Van Sant's blitzed-generation films in which a young man wakes up instead of shutting down." more... |
B+ |
Filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"Something that few films have ever attempted to portray: the manic assemblage of teenage life." more... |
A |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Gus Van Sant has got his mojo back." more... |
A |
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano |
"A gorgeously stark, mesmerizingly elliptical story." more... |
A |
New York Post
V.A. Musetto |
"The actors -- nonprofessionals supposedly recruited via MySpace -- contribute credible performances, with Nevins a sullen standout." more... |
A- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"A haunting, voluptuously beautiful portrait of a teenage boy." more... |
A |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"A defiant slap at slick Hollywood formula." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
David Wiegand |
"Van Sant's vision is beautifully realized by the brilliantly freewheeling cinematography of Christopher Doyle and a fine cast of mostly unknown actors." more... |
A |
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