77
Metascore
25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterIt's an astonishing movie, with a real-life feel.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThis 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.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIt'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.
- 80Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorOne girl's melancholy (beautifully expressed by actress Kerry Washington) is a response to a fractured romance.
- 80Film.comElizabeth WeitzmanFilm.comElizabeth WeitzmanThe most faithful cinematic depiction of adolescence in recent memory.
- 75Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleAnyone who understands the subtle shadings of friendship will appreciate Our Song's realistic slice of teen life.
- 75Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisHas an assured air, rich with scenes of affection, anger and reconciliation, along with moments of unfeigned humor.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHas 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.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensSo unlike most Hollywood coming-of-age stories as to seem downright revolutionary.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RaineriIsn't really much more than a funny, touching little squiggle, but it has a bracing honesty and pays particular heed to the betweenness in people's lives, to how much goes on when nothing seems to be going on at all.