30
Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe burlesque take on high school has some fine, ridiculous moments and lets the movie get away with more than a serious drama might.
- 40Time OutTime OutTeenagers are jerks (it’s a scientific fact) but if you have one as your protagonist, they need a redeeming quality or two.
- 30VarietyRob NelsonVarietyRob NelsonMilkshake sucks all the flavor out of a tasty premise.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe fact that Jolie isn't very likable would be less of a problem if this film were actually funny, but his selfish disregard for those around him only ends up making us feel bad for the people who care about him.
- 30Los Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonLos Angeles TimesAnnlee EllingsonThe script is short on details and insight, and when asked to comment on this condition — or the script's sketch of a culture on the cusp of the Internet revolution — the film, like its dirtbag protagonist, just shrugs.