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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40Time OutTime OutDirector Max Mayer doesn’t find a way to make the ritual traumas of adolescence feel new again.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanSimplistic plotting, pedestrian visuals and poorly-handled melodrama do lend the project a cheap, made-for-TV feel, which is underscored by the fact that Danes and Marsden don’t seem obliged to turn in their best work.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFamiliar faces in supporting roles don't do much for the commercial prospects of this modest film, which feels like a made-for-TV version of the prototypical Sundance-aspiring quest for identity.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenJust when its parts should come together, As Cool as I Am crumbles to bits.
- 25Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe film is the cinematic equivalent of a teenager, making everything more melodramatic than it needs to be, and impatient with the subtle details of life.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithThough darker elements loom in the shadows, nothing in this painfully sincere film is remotely affecting; just think of it as “My So-Called Strife.”