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100
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Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Effervescent, unflappable, supremely pleased with herself, Cher (delightfully played by the much-publicized Alicia Silverstone) is the comic centerpiece of Clueless, a wickedly funny teen-age farce from writer-director Amy Heckerling that, like its heroine, turns out to have more to it than anyone could anticipate. [19 July 1995]
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88
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
A smart and funny movie, and the characters are in on the joke.
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80
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The New York Times Elvis Mitchell
Even if Clueless runs out of gas before it's over, most of it is as eye-catching and cheery as its star. [19 July 1995]
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80
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Washington Post
Ultimately, [Heckerling's] portrait is affectionate and, in places, even sweet, enabling us to laugh at them and embrace them at the same time.
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75
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San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack
Though the dialogue is laced with the colloquial, the film has an inviting tone that even stuffiest of old fogies may find refreshing. Everybody gets put down, but with affection.
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75
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USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
The film bobs along like a designer balloon, pumped with wry observations on Marky Mark and Mentos ads. But none of the other cartoonish characters command like twinkly Silverstone.
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75
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Chicago Tribune John Petrakis
Clueless is no "Fast Times" when it comes to character development or the merging of comedy and drama, and it might have worked better if it had been more story-oriented and plot-centered. But thanks to Heckerling's spirited direction and cutting-edge script, it is, "like . . . majorly and furiously golden." [19 July 1995]
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70
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Rolling Stone Peter Travers
OK, the plot is inane, Val-gal-speak is a clichT, and Heckerling was more incisive covering similar hormonal ground 13 years ago in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." But there's still wicked good fun to be had.
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63
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ReelViews James Berardinelli
The cinematic equivalent of cotton candy: certainly not unpleasant, but not especially satisfying despite the sweet taste.
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58
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
There are funny bits in Amy Heckerling's high school sat-ire, but the characters are teen-movie zombies with no discernible personality apart from their trendoid obsessions.
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