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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickEschews the heavy sexual content (and most of the clichés) of so many gay films -- it also has a lot of heart.
- 60Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderBardwell manages a sincere portrait of what it's like to be young and closeted.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveySharp performances and writing lend it a fresh appeal well above this genre's average.
- 60The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinWith some gentle humor that will delight the "Napoleon Dynamite" set, Dorian Blues lights a natural little footpath between two ways of living.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasWith its moments of comic relief overly exaggerated and at odds with its realistic tone, Dorian Blues is at its best at its most serious.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckInconsequential but intermittently charming.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceInhabiting the breezeway between the sweet sincerity of "Beautiful Thing" and the didacticism of an ABC "Afterschool Special," this upstate New York coming-out saga will warm PFLAG hearts and kindle empathy in those who've had to tread the family-drama-churned waters of small-town gaydom.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe buoyant McMillan is a charming presence, but he's entirely miscast as a character described as moody and angry.
- 50L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyDorian Blues is full of similarly rigged moments, but there are genuine chuckles, and a palpably heartfelt final scene between Dorian and his mom ends the tale on a powerful note.
- 20Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallHas a terrible air of been-there/done-that.