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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoPerfectly captures the cultural and emotional wasteland that is suburban Jersey.
- 80Film.comTom KeoghFilm.comTom KeoghAn unusually clear, compassionate, and grownup satire about a rare subject: the true psychological underpinnings of young manhood.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe movie's a gas. Very funny, to a rather dark degree.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerOddly fresh and naively chipper.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleWesley MorrisSan Francisco ChronicleWesley MorrisThe movie is as modestly unpretentious as David O. Russell's "Spanking the Monkey."
- 70Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloJack's odyssey, despite some clunky writing and predictable first-movie missteps, gives off a flavor and a flair that stick with you.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonNo revelation, but it’s a more honorable, interesting effort than many of the crass, dopey recent big-studio schlockfests like "Say It Isn’t So" or "Tomcats" that tell similar coming-of-age tales.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe movie's concept is amusing, but much of the acting and dialogue is as uninspired as the story's deliberately bland suburban setting.
- 40VarietyEmanuel LevyVarietyEmanuel LevyThe material is slender, the characters not sufficiently engaging or eccentric for a feature-length movie.