New York Times
"...[A] delicate and altogether satisfying romantic comedy....The VARGAS casting is magical; the new-to-movies actors assume the roles like they were born to play them..." 03/28/2003 p.E1Rolling Stone
"...Director Peter Sollett takes the familiar and turns it into hot, heartfelt movie magic..." 04/17/2003 p.111 Entertainment Weekly
"...[The actors] give themselves over to the camera with a spirit of improvised play that morphs into vivid, layered acting..." 04/18/2003 p.47 USA Today
"...The movie keeps you guessing right up to the end, a wait made pleasurable thanks to cinematographer Tim Orr..." 05/02/2003 p.14D Film Comment
"...When the film taps into its dramatic core, raw emotional substance springs eternal..." 05/01/2003 p.69 Los Angeles Times
"...What's true about Sollett's characters is that their dreams, their grace and their struggles are as real as it gets..." 04/18/2003 p.C4 Sight and Sound
"...An understated coming-of-age story..." 10/10/2003 p.63 Movieline's Hollywood Life
"A coming-of-age tale that feels fresh thanks to docu-like realism and heartfelt improv from the novice teenage cast..." 09/01/2004 p.118 | 
