30
Metascore
11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoDirector Bolton could easily have exploited the film's unsettling issues, but he takes a nonsensationalized approach that leaves viewers to decide the moral questions for themselves.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveySometimes spare to a fault (especially scriptwise), low-key effort nonetheless holds attention with its naturalistic, nonsensationalized approach.
- 50Chicago ReaderTed ShenChicago ReaderTed ShenOne of the film's most poignant moments comes when he and his father discuss his compulsive attraction to young boys.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasFew people will be able to go along with Bolton's point of view regarding relationships between adults and underage youths, but there's no denying the writer-director, in his feature debut, has avoided sensationalism in telling this story.
- 38New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIt's always admirable when a director decides to make a risky film. On the other hand, it's not quite as commendable to also make a boring one.
- 30L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonDrab and muddled romance.
- 30TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghEarnest but unenlightening drama.
- 20The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe picture is so predictable that the bad acting becomes a distraction.
- 10Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkPreachy and humorless, Eban and Charley shocks only by the quality of its numbing solipsism.
- 0Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganMay be the most boring film about forbidden love ever made. Unspectacularly shot on video, terribly scripted, with zombie-like acting that borders on the absurd.