The First Time
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: October 19, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayOct 17, 2012
In the first 15 minutes, viewers may be rolling their eyes at these kids; by the end, they might be eager to re-watch that opening scene, to get to know them all over again. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonOct 17, 2012
Something of a wonder, a palm-size ball of banter and irony and earnestness that never stops rolling and almost never misses the sweet spots. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerOct 18, 2012
Sure, you've seen this story before, but this version has a freshness nonetheless. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenOct 20, 2012
There is much to like here, a sense of nuance and nonjudgmental emotional openness, yet Kasdan's teenage miniaturism never quite blooms. The First Time is respectfully delicate, a little too polite. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzOct 23, 2012
The First Time sets out to be the thinking kids' teen sex comedy but misses the mark by failing its characters. [18 Oct 2012]
50
New York PostSara StewartOct 19, 2012
An inoffensive but bland ode to the talky high school movies of John Hughes and Cameron Crowe. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyOct 17, 2012
Feels slight and pretty ordinary by the end, with no edge or compelling insights, just a reasonable feel for teen attitudes and banter. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyOct 17, 2012
This teen romance proves perilously short on substance, insight and novelty, unless you count its characters being afflicted with a case of "Juno" mouth. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineNick SchagerOct 16, 2012
Sex and love are both novel experiences for two high schoolers in this talky affair that suggests a hybrid of Before Sunset and Some Kind of Wonderful. Read full review
20
Time OutJoshua RothkopfOct 16, 2012
Let your mind wander during this painfully generic teen-sex dramedy (trust us, it will), and there might be emotions worse than frustration in store. Read full review
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