Fucking Åmål 1998

Anita Gates, New York Times: The film has some charm and a winning simplicity but not an iota of depth. Read more

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: This powerful, funny romantic drama neatly integrates the dilemmas of a girl in love, the girl she loves, a boy who also loves that girl, and that girl's sister. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: A completely charming reality-based romantic fantasy, both sweet-natured and sympathetic. Read more

Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle: Dahlstrom and especially Liljeberg are first-rate. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: High school, small town, teenagers in hormone hell -- or is that heaven? Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: One of the most honest and heartfelt teen dramas ever to grace the screen. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie is funny, gentle, and true. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: What keeps us watching are Liljeberg and Dahlstrom, both beautifully natural, and the hope that we'll get to see them together. Read more

Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle: Right away this film grabs attention with documentary-style close- ups and upends teen movie cliches. Read more

Trevor Johnston, Time Out: While the storyline has few surprises, the central performances create a touching relationship, despite the suspicion that the male writer/director's interest in the subject is slightly dubious, or at least tokenistic. Read more

Gunnar Rehlin, Variety: Read more