| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"A much better deal than you're probably expecting." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...Mandy Moore...has such an unaffected natural charm that she almost makes the movie worth seeing." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Tribune
Ellen Fox |
"...more-thoughtful-than-average..." more... |
B |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...there is way too much material stuffed into way too little structure." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"It's more like how to make a perfectly bad movie." more... |
F |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"You could take a camcorder to the mall, videotape strangers at random, and end up with a better movie than Mandy Moore’s How to Deal." more... |
D |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Romantic drama for teens is willing to tackle the uncertainties in coming of age." more... |
B |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas |
"...a smarter-than-average teen flick." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"...the sad truth is that TV series like Dawson's Creek do a better job with precocious teen dialogue." more... |
C |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...hopelessly shallow soap opera." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Carla Meyer |
"...a thoughtful but uneven teen picture..." more... |
C+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"...the script needs an anti-depressant." more... |
C- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...resembles a second-rate TV movie." more... |
C- |
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