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83
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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
There's a shocking, casual quality to the self-destructive narcissism of the pretty, petty kids squandering their lives in the L.A. sunshine of The Young Unknowns.
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60
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Film Threat
The film wants to be a revealing character study of aimless Hollywood wannabes, but the story is just not compelling enough to make the viewer care.
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50
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Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Jelski is a skilled filmmaker, and her sense of reality is so uncompromising that, even when tempered by a touch of dark humor, her film is a grim, hard-to-take business.
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50
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New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Jelski's dialogue is razor sharp and she got a terrific performance from the relatively inexperienced Gummersall, who runs a gamut of emotions and holds the screen like a seasoned star.
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50
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New York Post Megan Lehmann
A skin-deep examination of a shallow lifestyle that draws a conclusion so logical it's almost superfluous.
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42
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Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan
The Young Unknowns flails about, sometimes realistically, but the cumulative effect is "so what?" These characters may be young and unknown, but they feel old and in the way.
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40
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The New York Times Dave Kehr
Held back throughout by the self-conscious, overly explicit dialogue and the judgmental, moralistic undertone that throbs throughout.
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40
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TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Jelski's screenplay, a finalist in the fiercely competitive Walt Disney Screenwriting Fellowship competition, is repetitive and stagy.
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25
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San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann
Dredges up every cliche about druggy, obnoxious dreamers on the fringes of Hollywood and assumes that said cliches have the power to shock and surprise.
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25
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Chicago Tribune
There is nothing to redeem this movie, and no real reason to see it.
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