49
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- More interested in romance than sex, Formula 17 swoons with youthful innocence.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckA giddy romp that never takes itself seriously in the slightest, and that makes Taipei look like the center of the gay universe.
- 50VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyWhile it has about as much depth and nuance as the bubblegum Sino-pop tunes that pepper its soundtrack, Formula 17 is a fresh, sweet-natured affair with an attractive young cast that should play to the gay-teen niche.
- 50Village VoiceAkiva GottliebVillage VoiceAkiva GottliebIt might be, empirically speaking, the gayest movie ever released.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThere are no women or straight men left in Taipei. At least that's the impression left by Formula 17, in which every single person (except for one child) is a gay cutie.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAt least it's as sweet as it is superficial.