Alex Strangelove
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 8, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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77
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiApr 18, 2018
It’s a sweet story about someone who doesn’t know what their story is. It’s a funny film about seriously figuring yourself out. It’s a serious film about pain, in which no one intentionally inflicts it. Craig Johnson might not have made a particularly strange film, but it’s a particularly kind one, and it’s worth loving. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJun 6, 2018
Subtle it is not; Strangelove can feel aggressively self-aware, nouveau John Hughes with a pocket full of f-bombs and carefully worked one-liners. Read full review
75
IndieWireJude DryApr 18, 2018
Landing somewhere between “Love, Simon” and “Superbad,” Alex Strangelove is a strange delight indeed. Read full review
70
The New York TimesGlenn KennyMay 21, 2018
Alex Strangelove is witty, compassionate and enjoyable throughout; a charming movie and in many respects an enlightened one. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichMay 6, 2018
Alex Strangelove is much more affecting whenever Johnson steps out of genre comfort zones. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveyApr 18, 2018
It’s hard to dislike Alex Strangelove; one just wishes the film didn’t lean in quite so insistently to be petted. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaJun 7, 2018
Alex Strangelove is a little stylistically unambitious, nor is it terribly compelling as a romance — who Alex ends up with is ultimately beside the point. Read full review
58
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonJun 11, 2018
It’s the awkward tween of gay coming-of-age movies: earnest and confident, but more than a little clumsy. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 9, 2018
This is closer to an “After School Special,” and yes — that’s an even older reference than “Sixteen Candles” — an R-rated “After School Special.” Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJun 7, 2018
Alex Strangelove is a deeply annoying failed experiment at melding a sensitive LGBTQ love story with the ethos of raunchy teen sex comedies. Read full review
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