Barely Lethal
A24 | Release Date: May 29, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Village VoiceSimon AbramsMay 26, 2015
Barely Lethal's combination of bawdy humor and earnest affection for its high-school-aged protagonists is surprisingly well-balanced. Read full review
60
EmpireKim NewmanAug 31, 2015
Hardly groundbreaking but this high-school actioner ghosts by on its charm and sense of fun. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMay 29, 2015
This isn’t exactly “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”; it’s more like a film version of a TV series you could comfortably let your tweens watch. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMay 28, 2015
Barely Lethal has some laughs, and will probably serve nicely as a movie you can land on for a few minutes when it shows up on cable. But it slides into the rote generic-teen-comedy mode too soon to be anything more. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 26, 2015
A fairly amusing rough draft for a high concept high school romantic comedy. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineNick PriggeMay 22, 2015
The film settles into a time-honored groove of so many forgettable juvenile comedies before it. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRebecca KeeganMay 28, 2015
The premise, that high school is more perilous than a life of espionage, is witty and full of potential. But Newman makes that case by staging his car chases and fight scenes with as much sense of drama as eighth-period trig. Read full review
40
The DissolveScott TobiasMay 28, 2015
While Barely Lethal is conscious of the clichés of the genre, it’s also the type of film that won’t let that get in the way of regurgitating them. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle SmithMay 27, 2015
Treading the same halls as “Kick-Ass” and “Kingsman,” Barely Lethal imagines an academy of teen assassins. Life there is deadly, but not as scary as high school. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJun 3, 2015
This mashup of a teenage assassin lark and high school misfit comedy misses the chance to add a supercool heroine to pop culture. Read full review
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