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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Miami HeraldCurtis MorganMiami HeraldCurtis MorganThe characters are easy to overplay, but the ensemble keeps its feet on the ground.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyA coming-of-age film that has the jaunty mood and egg-cream flavor of a Philip Roth memoir.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyIt goes down as easy as a cherry Coke.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyThe pacing is lumpy, the acting's all over the map.
- 50San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackPleasant, ultimately sweet but never quite inspired.
- 50Los Angeles TimesGene SeymourLos Angeles TimesGene SeymourThere are enough grace notes and gentle surprises strewn along this well-trod path to make Just Looking just good enough to justify Alexander's career move.
- 50Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganIt's merely a by-the-numbers coming-of-age film
- 40Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenFails to create a seamless and believable web of measured performances and period color.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghContains some nicely observed moments, but they're buried in an unrepentantly sitcomy script.
- 10L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyThis sort of nostalgia-drenched, sexual-coming-of-age saga has been done to death.