American Teen finds the truth in the trite and the cliched: It's a wonderful look at why growing up is so hard to do.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
7 Aug 2008
fresh:
They all have their stories tell, some more complicated than others.
– Amy Biancolli,
Houston Chronicle,
8 Aug 2008
fresh:
The whirl of hormones, high hopes and hysterical drama that is high school earns its close-up in American Teen, a smart and revealing look at the Class of 2006 in Warsaw, Indiana.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug 2008
fresh:
My only gripe is that the relentless pressure to be a winner in American culture is exhausting to watch.
– Ruth Hessey,
MovieTime, ABC Radio National,
21 Nov 2008
rotten:
It's a lightly amusing film but it's also an unchallenging one which reinforces presumptions about kids rather than surprising with new insights. It floats in the shallow end of filmmaking.