17 Girls
Strand Releasing | Release Date: September 21, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The New York TimesStephen HoldenSep 20, 2012
Wavering between light comedy and drama with wonderfully natural performances, 17 Girls doesn't judge anyone's behavior. Read full review
75
NPRElla TaylorSep 20, 2012
17 Girls has a powerful and loving sense of place. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel MurraySep 19, 2012
The insights into girlhood in the opening are coming from the viewpoint of adults, while in a story this strange-but-true, it'd be more helpful to see these kids as they see themselves. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzSep 20, 2012
17 Girls doesn't try to explain its many mysteries. That would have made for a better film, but this one does a nice job showing its effects. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid FearSep 18, 2012
Underwater shots of spherical midsections floating past the camera prove that they understand the beauty of bodies in motion, even if their storytelling feels a little stillborn. Read full review
60
VarietyBoyd van HoeijSep 18, 2012
Impressively, the rookie scribe-helmers' sense of equilibrium is unerring and also surprisingly subtle. Read full review
58
The PlaylistGabe ToroSep 22, 2012
17 Girls is mostly fueled by grrl-power, from it's nineties-era femme-centric alt-rock, to it's marginalization of boys as sperm-deposit devices, unfair but a natural corrective to years of women onscreen as purely sexual objects. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldConnie OgleSep 28, 2012
17 Girls is allegedly inspired by true events, but this diffident, dreamy film is so insubstantial it's hard to believe there's a speck of reality to be found in it. Read full review
50
Village VoiceThembi FordSep 19, 2012
So what does 17 Girls, the debut feature film from sisters Delphine and Muriel Coulin, add to the "pregnancy pact" canon? A lot of style, but not much substance. Read full review
50
Slant Magazine Kenji FujishimaSep 18, 2012
At which point does a superficially "nonjudgmental" approach simply seem coy rather than sincerely evenhanded? Read full review
25
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeSep 21, 2012
The setting for "17 Girls" is a French seaside town with a gorgeous beach. Aside from that, what you have here are the ingredi-ents for a Maury Povich show. Read full review
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