ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

runamokprods I had mixed feelings. This is a well acted tale of teenage love gone wrong. A sweet, innocent 14 year old girl ends up prostituting herself (and her best friend) for her tortured, disturbed boyfriend, in the name of love. Chilling, disturbing, and real (based on a true story), and without the self-conscious exploitation of a film like 'Kids'. But in the end something seemed missing – a deeper theme, or a larger truth. I buy that kids do insane things in the name of love, caught in hormonal rushes, but somehow the film didn't transcend that one obvious notion. It's almost like it didn't take it's own story seriously enough. There was even something a little Hollywood-cliché about it, despite all its extremity. Especially the very familiar 'good' nerdy boy she 'should' like. Most critics I respect liked it more than I, so maybe I'll revisit some day.

sistermargarette I like French movies a lot, and I like racy content however, this movie is silly. Reality check: If Laurent was a destitute heroin junkie badly in need of a fix and Delphine was an abused run-away with no family to turn to for help, I might have had some chance of accepting this movie's plot. There are so many other better French movies out there, try Jean-Luc Godard instead of this.

stefan-144 For more than half an hour, this is no more than a conventional and rather boring story about first love among young teens. Maybe the film makers realized this, adding a rude drama for the second half of the movie, which has very little to do with the first half.It could work, in the same way a good thriller can take a long time before the horrors emerge - but it doesn't, not at all, because the development of the plot is simply not plausible in the characters. There is nothing in them, which convinces me that they would get themselves into that mess. Nor is there anything about them revealed in the second half of the movie, which would bring light to the sudden change.It's like two movies in one, or maybe even three or four. One or two of them could be good, left alone, but not a chance when they're messed up with each other.

segalen I was prepared to be shocked and scandalized but this film treats its subjects in a rather unshocking manner. A college professor could use this film in class to teach about ethics and morality without terribly shocking the students. Only one sex scene which involves nothing weird and the things you'd rather not see are not shown. What remains are some lost French teenagers, a good soundtrack and lovely footage of Grenoble (I think). It's not a fabulous film but it's got good actors and keeps a critical distance from the really upsetting elements of human nature, as teenagers themselves are wont to do. The gender roles are boring - go see French films made by women if you're hoping to see actresses who do more than the Amelie ingenue act in front of the camera.