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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA completely charming reality-based romantic fantasy, both sweet-natured and sympathetic, Show Me Love is a leader of the pack.
- 90Film.comErnest HardyFilm.comErnest HardyShow Me Love has the pulse of teen life down-pat, shaming its many sleek and glossy American counterparts at every turn.
- 88Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia InquirerMoodysson has an uncanny eye and ear for teen speech and attitude, and is able to capture it without the usual condescension and exploitation.
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakNot only feels real, but it avoids preciousness and cute eccentricity and, in its lean, almost grave, cut-and-dried delivery makes more of an emotional impact because we're able to imprint our own memories of adolescence upon it.
- 80NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenWith honesty, charm and an uncanny sympathy for all its characters, the film takes us deep inside the awkward and exhilarating experience of first love.
- 75Portland OregonianDiana Abu-JaberPortland OregonianDiana Abu-JaberAmerican teens will respond to the directness of the issues here, as well as the film's brisk and risky tone.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxShot on reverse film, poet-turned-director Lukas Moodyson's debut feature has a grainy, immediate feel that nicely enhances the story's emotional honesty.
- 70Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorPowerful, funny romantic drama.
- 60SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorIsn't a good movie. It's drab, visually ugly and a little pokey...but the two heroines are so recognizable as real girls, and the young actresses who play them are so appealing, that you keep rooting for these kids.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA light, breezy, often charming little film, with a good cast playing mostly shallow characters.