Booksmart - Reviews

...a stellar high school comedy with an A+ cast, a brilliant script loaded with witty dialogue, eye-catching cinematography, swift editing, and a danceable soundtrack.

...a different kind of teen comedy – clever and buoyant, proudly feminist and wonderfully reassuring that, yeah, the kids are alright.

...offers riotous, loopy-sweet teen comedy.

Walking a path of well-trodden hedonistic youth, first-time director Olivia Wilde carves a note-perfect millennial portrait rife with specificity.

Wilde expertly modulates the giddy highs and bittersweet lows of being a teenager...

...it feels fresh, a film that will be rewatched and quoted, held on a pedestal by those who understand its necessity.

...a stellar high school comedy with an A+ cast, a brilliant script loaded with witty dialogue, eye-catching cinematography, swift editing, and a danceable soundtrack.

Walking a path of well-trodden hedonistic youth, first-time director Olivia Wilde carves a note-perfect millennial portrait rife with specificity.

...has the potential to become a classic of the genre.

...offers riotous, loopy-sweet teen comedy.

Wilde expertly modulates the giddy highs and bittersweet lows of being a teenager...

...a different kind of teen comedy – clever and buoyant, proudly feminist and wonderfully reassuring that, yeah, the kids are alright.

Wilde thoughtfully brought together a cast and crew full of impeccably talented women to make a teen comedy that overachiever girls could truly call their own. The script is snappy, outrageous, and full of heart...

It’s evident that so much love and thought has gone into Booksmart, from its profound sense of empathy for each of its characters to the carefully curated soundtrack...