Chain Camera (2001)
Critic Reviews
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The A.V. Club Scott Tobias
By turns playful, harrowing, intensely moving, and uproariously funny, Chain Camera cuts away all documentary artifice and goes straight to the source, allowing these kids to reveal themselves with the utmost directness and candor.
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L.A. Weekly Manohla Dargis
Hilarious, unnerving and remarkably intimate portrait of multiethnic adolescent life that lends vigorous new meaning to the term "teen movie."
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75
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Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Informative, funny, sad and intriguing.
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75
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New York Post Lou Lumenick
A fascinating snapshot of contemporary teenagers.
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70
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Variety
Provides an intriguing, well-assembled snapshot of kids in the year 2000, bringing the portraits to an appealing conclusion by briefly revisiting each subject at the prom, graduation and then in sweet on-camera farewells.
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70
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TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox
What's surprising is how bright and engaging these kids are, and for once you're left wanting more.
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70
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The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder
Filtered through tears, laughter and affection, the results -- are touching and fascinating though, by their nature unilluminated by dispassionate analysis.
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50
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Chicago Tribune John Petrakis
Absorbing in places, but considering the large and diverse pool the filmmakers had to draw from, it's a surprisingly repetitive and predictable collection of big-city sagas.
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Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
On the whole, Chain Camera is encouraging.
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New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Often tedious, sometimes fascinating anthology.
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