Punks
Urbanworld Films | Release Date: November 2, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Terrific entertainment, full of wit and energy, alternately hilarious and serious -- and very sexy. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Lively, well-acted and directed with assurance. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)David Ehrenstein
For those partial to sublimely happy endings there won't be a peep of complaint. Only us recalcitrant souls will be left wishing Punks had just a tad more spunk. Read full review
70
The New York TimesDana Stevens
The movie's warmth, and Mr. Gilliam's sober, likable performance sustain it through its ragged stretches and amateurish lapses. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
Slick, ingratiating and high-spirited enough to win over gay men of all colors. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
Thanks to an uninhibited screenplay and the easy, unforced chemistry of its ensemble cast, Punks is mostly good, snappy fun. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
At its best when it embraces its true identity, as frivolous fun. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
For a film purporting to tell it like it is for black gay men, race is the most poorly handled aspect in Punk's equation; it's almost as if it had no relevance. That might have flown if its most telling moment didn't suggest otherwise. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Never mind the fact that romantic comedies about gay African-American and Latino men aren't exactly plentiful, let alone ones this good-natured. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Energetic and ambitious, and its likeable cast marks a welcome return of non-white faces to the center of a gay-themed film. Read full review
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