Midnight Sun
Open Road Films (II) | Release Date: March 23, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 22, 2018
Midnight Sun does an effective job of tugging at vulnerable teenage hearts, while managing to provide a few laughs along the way. None of the film rings remotely true, especially the cornball conclusion, but the two young leads are so darn attractive and appealing that one can't help being caught up in their characters' poignant romance. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubMar 23, 2018
Once the believability drops, the seams start to show, whether it’s some extras who seem aware of the camera, bad edits, comic-timing misfires or songs written for Thorne that aren’t quite as good as everyone onscreen says they are. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 23, 2018
Midnight Sun is cheesy and implausible and manipulative, but it did chip away at my cynicism through the sheer force of its corny and sincere heart. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 22, 2018
If you’re still a dewy-eyed teen fresh out of going “Awwwww” at the out-of-date coming-out romance “Love, Simon,” there’s nothing wrong with stuffing a few tissues in your pocket and bracing for, if not a good cry, at least the sniffle or two Midnight Sun promises. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyMar 23, 2018
The authentic Sparks movies at least tend to be howlers, with shamelessly overcomplicated narratives and risible twists. Midnight Sun, on the other hand, is straightforward and trite. Read full review
40
Time OutStaff (Not credited)Mar 23, 2018
Leads Thorne and Schwarzenegger are mildly charming in a TV-soap way, but it’s all so desperately clean and savoury (even her XP is photogenic – unlike in reality). Read full review
40
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeMar 22, 2018
Mawkish, bland and banal, this dreary love story — and it’s no “Love Story” — seems to think it can throw together dying girl and handsome prince, and that’s all there is to it. Read full review
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