Carrie Pilby
Bel Powley is a socially awkward teen genius in this adaptation of Caren Lissner’s best-selling 2003 novel. Co-stars Nathan Lane and Gabriel Byrne.
Introverted, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene.
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressThis is awfully soft stuff, its navel-gazing protagonist not nearly as unusual or delightful as we're meant to think despite the high IQ she can't stop referencing.
The Guardian
pressThis is, ultimately, a very happy and upbeat film, and one with a very clear moral center.
Screen Daily
pressThis is not a film which challenges the stereotypes of teen coming of age movies. However the dialogue is sharp, and Powley's comic timing is well-tuned.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA well-intentioned but imperfect young-adult-skewing comedy-drama.
Variety
pressThis is awfully soft stuff, its navel-gazing protagonist not nearly as unusual or delightful as we're meant to think despite the high IQ she can't stop referencing.
The Guardian
pressThis is, ultimately, a very happy and upbeat film, and one with a very clear moral center.
Screen Daily
pressThis is not a film which challenges the stereotypes of teen coming of age movies. However the dialogue is sharp, and Powley's comic timing is well-tuned.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA well-intentioned but imperfect young-adult-skewing comedy-drama.
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