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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNiall MacCormick's direction, while unfocused, locates a sweet center in the bonding of the two young girls, effortlessly capturing the way unexpected friendship, like first love, can completely alter the look of the world.
- 60EmpireEmpireA startling performace from Findlay doesn't quite make up for a disappointing third act.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceBy the time a disillusioned, grimly deflowered Beth leaves for school wearing her ex-friend's "I Put Out" T-shirt, tonal whiplash has eaten up the pleasures of this otherwise well-cast, evocatively shot small-town trifle.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzEntertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzTrite lessons are learned. Plotlines play out in familiar arcs. A few blips of sex and drug use aim to make the movie feel more grown-up. Instead, they make it off-limits to the only age group likely to find any charm in its smug Britcom cutesiness.
- 40Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearInnocence is lost - as well as 90 minutes of your precious, precious time.
- 40It's a shame that the film comes across like an awkward and ingratiating teenager, given that the two performances at its core are so winning.
- 25Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSlant MagazineAndrew SchenkerAlbatross is simply a compendium of bad ideas.
- 20New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAlbatross is the kind of movie that looks good, begins with promise, and then nosedives into deep disappointment.