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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 23 Jul 2008

The mostly obvious, supposedly true story of feeling, like, OMG, whatever…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Newsday (2,345) on 23 Jul 2008

Nothing is revealed here, save for the sad fact that while young people's appetite for nonfiction film was supposed to be whetted by reality…

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By Bob Mondello (417) for NPR.org (106) on 23 Jul 2008

The students all say and do more than they should in the filmmaker's presence, which certainly makes them watchable -- sort of a slow-motion…

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By Sara Vilkomerson (27) for New York Observer (1,400) on 22 Jul 2008

Ms…

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By James Rocchi (1,075) for Cinematical (752) on 21 Jul 2008

If you seek out American Teen looking for an engaging, stylish and surprisingly smart piece of non-fiction entertainment, you're going to be…

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By Fernando F. Croce (840) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 20 Jul 2008

Documentary focus is something that, like car keys, should not be given unquestioningly to high schoolers…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 20 Jul 2008

The movie does get under your skin (the tremulous misfit girl, Hannah, might be a breakout role model), but the way it has been put together…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 09 Jul 2008

Teen yearns to expose the aching heart of high schoolers, but comes up short in rather impressive fashion, taking cues from MTV's The Hills…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 07 Jul 2008

The movie is entertaining on a superficial level, but there's little beneath the surface…

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By Maria Garcia (194) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 22 Jun 2008

In each situation, punctuated with animated sequences that reflect the teenager's fantasies, Burstein recalls the bittersweet experience of being 18…

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By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for GreenCine (40) on 15 Jun 2008

The portraits of these kids often feel honest, sometimes intrusive, and occasionally they come off a little camera-conscious, which may simply…

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By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for OC Weekly (13) on 23 Apr 2008

a refreshing antidote to the overly beautified teenagers and excessively clean buildings that populate Hollywood's phony high school stories…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 29 Mar 2008

More entertaining, funny, and hopeful than almost any fictional film I've seen this year…

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By Eugene Novikov (936) for Film Blather (908) on 11 Mar 2008

Enormously entertaining storytelling but highly problematic documentary filmmaking…

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By Justin Lowe (291) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 31 Jan 2008

Fun and facile in much the same way reality TV is. You may have a good time, but you'll hate yourself in the morning…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 22 Jan 2008

Undeniably entertaining for its zippy presentation…

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