Anything's Possible
Amazon Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): July 22, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
89
Paste MagazineAmy AmatangeloJul 20, 2022
While never didactic or patronizing, the movie should expand the horizons of some viewers and be validating for others who may see themselves on screen. But to be successful, the movie also has to be entertaining. And Anything’s Possible is. Read full review
80
SlashfilmBJ ColangeloJul 28, 2022
Anything's Possible perfectly captures the idealized fantasy of teen movies without ever insulting the intelligence of its audience, and finally gives us a feisty, relatable, and lovable trans girl to add to the teen girl movie canon of greats. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyJul 22, 2022
Porter’s delightful debut is perhaps most groundbreaking exactly because of this familiarity, one that grants a black, high-school-aged trans girl—a character we rarely see in cinema, if at all—a recognizable youthful tale not defined by bigoted adversity. At least not solely. In other words, what “Anything’s Possible” says is, “Here is a mix of teen romances and comedies you know, but featuring characters you might not have seen before.” Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJul 22, 2022
Porter and his ingratiating actors do all they can to humanize the material. The movie works because a lot of that material is engaging and genuinely humane to begin with. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubLeigh MonsonJul 19, 2022
Anything’s Possible may be flawed for what it fails to fully develop around the edges of its story, but the central relationship that holds the film together is so compelling that the rest hardly matters. Read full review
70
Screen RantFerdosa AbdiJul 22, 2022
Anything is Possible is great for what it is, but its potential is even greater. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert DanielsJul 21, 2022
Kelsa and Khal are a winning duo with dynamite chemistry. They move around each other with a palpable physical freedom that softly kindles romance. The twinkle in their eyes, flashing above their knowing smiles, is the kind of awkward, teenage swooning made for comfort viewing. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJul 18, 2022
Certainly Anything’s Possible is a welcome unique entry into the high-school romance genre, with representation playing an important part. It’s not as deep or as deeply felt as it might have been, but at least it’s a start. Read full review
60
EmpireJordan KingJul 22, 2022
Buoyed by its leads’ fizzing chemistry and infectious spirit, Billy Porter’s directorial debut may be flawed, but its feel-good vibes and charm make it prime for comfort viewing. Read full review
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonJul 22, 2022
Anything’s Possible is another needed step in the right direction – a just-fine high school romantic comedy about an unapologetic, bold trans teenager on a major streaming platform. Read full review
60
The New York TimesKyle TurnerJul 21, 2022
Unlike its lead characters, Anything’s Possible never quite figures out if it wants to be distinctive or just another kid at school. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeJul 26, 2022
It still plays a bit too much like a public service announcement — where characters embody and express trans-accepting talking points — and not enough like the funny, sexy teen rom-coms that clearly inspired it. Read full review
50
IndieWireJude DryJul 22, 2022
Unfortunately, in its valiant effort to avoid cliches, the story falls flat. By focusing on what not to do, there’s just not a lot there. Read full review
50
CNNBrian LowryJul 22, 2022
Placing a trans teen at its center adds some heft to material that would in an earlier era would have been presented as an after-school special, but the uplifting and timely messaging can’t completely elevate this earnest but thin Amazon movie. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleJoy DiamondJul 20, 2022
A familiar feel-good story told through an unseen perspective, Anything’s Possible is an overdue inclusion of trans youth in the celebratory innocence of the coming-of-age genre. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 19, 2022
It’s topical, but it settles nothing, informative and sensitive in its representations, cute but never cute enough. Read full review
50
TheWrapDan CallahanJul 15, 2022
If only Anything’s Possible had been content to depict this relationship in all its newness onscreen without burdening these two appealing characters with a pile-on of issues more suited to a newspaper editorial than a narrative feature. Read full review
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