Kari combines Kaurismaki's deadpan minimalism and Truffaut's sensitivity toward adolescent yearning with a hefty dose of gallows humor, and tops it all off with an apocalyptic ending.
80
Film ThreatRich Cline
Film ThreatRich Cline
Performances are spot-on from the entire cast; each memorable character is finely detailed and full of eccentricities that are beautifully underplayed.
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Paced a bit too glacially for my taste, yet it's worth sitting through for its trick ending, a twist of events as ominous as the landscape.
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Quirky, heartfelt acting makes this a superior entry in the perennial teenage-misfit genre.
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Kari successfully meshes comedy, ennui and tragedy, much in the manner of Jim Jarmusch and Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki.
70
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
A playfully quirky and, ultimately, unexpectedly affecting portrait of a 17-year-old slacker.
70
VarietyDeborah Young
VarietyDeborah Young
An inspired mix of realism, humor and metaphor.
70
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Village VoiceDennis Lim
A lightly comic slacker drama that takes the desperation of teenage tedium seriously.
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The laconic Lemarquis does a solid job carrying off Kári's dryly mordant wit, making this eccentric story well worth watching.