Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Voxitype
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Arianna Moses
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
rajnot
Not so great teen movie.. Movies like One Day, Love Rose and Me before you are good romantic movies.. this is absolutely crap. Save your time and skip it. Least you will not lose faith on Romcoms. Dont go with high ratings, Their are other movies you can watch.
jasminebaxter17
I began this film with the same amount of hope I have for any teenage romance comedy: not much. I was expecting a few witty quips, some tolerable acting, and a quietly unique take on an overused story. Apparently, this was too much to expect. While the story was fresh, the timeline was too fast, making the film too unrealistic to enjoy. The acting was, well, not good, and if I ever see another change my mind, stop in my tracks, and turn back around, I may vomit. The film is called 'The First Time', but the sex-talk was unrealistic and wasn't integrated into the film and its characters well enough, and the amount of time spent revolving around the topic of sex was not enough to warrant a title. Overall, it was too unrealistic to enjoy.
james-726-893190
For a chick-flick, this is a lovely movie. I was forced to watch it & the pacing, the filmography-- everything fell into place accordingly. It's a lovely directed movie that speaks out realism in the perspective of teens. What I liked about this movie; regardless of what those two main characters were thinking of, be it rational or not, they still fell into that mistake due to "modernism" (quoting Aubrey herself) and the confusion caused by the society itself-- pretty much peer pressure in an indirect way. Although the raging hormones do play a significant role. The actors were adorable. I couldn't help but to "ship" them secretly in my head "JUST KISS ALREADY" was all I could mouth. They both interacted genuinely and sincerely, both being traditional & mature yet dying with curiosity of what people fuss about that is considered the most greatest thing in the act of humanity. The ending gave that positive light- a bit whimsical but still one should put an effort into conveying his/her feelings. Can't say it's the WOW girl movie, but certainly one of the nicest flicks I've seen out there. I won't mind seeing it again. Good rating cause in good mood. Blame it on the movie :)
Maynard Handley
This is a teen romantic comedy --- that's a genre, so the question is: "how good a job does it do within the genre" and the answer is "an astonishingly good job".These types of movies, like most movies, consist of clichés from the beginning to the end. We expect to see the parents, who fit into one of three buckets. We expect to see the school bullies, whether it's the jocks or the cheerleaders. The trying-so-hard-to-be-cool teacher will make a few (supposedly) humorous appearances. Everything will lead up to Prom, the culmination of high school life. If it's exceptionally funny (eg American Pie), this clichéd path can be worth watching, but usually it's a complete waste of time. As I said, this movie has none of that. For most of its 90 minutes, the only characters on the screen are the two leads. Every other character is minor, with very little screen time, Our leads talk, in a way that feels real (sometimes stupidly, in a way that likewise feels accurate) about what they're feeling, what they want, what they're scared of. But they do in a way that doesn't feel like Indie bullshit --- they are not talking about "the plight of youth in America", they're talking about one person's life in response to another's language and boy language. There are a few of the fraught moments that happen as teenagers try to figure out this part of life, but they happen the way they happen in real life --- with bumbling, misunderstanding, hesitation, reaching out --- not with histrionics and rolling around screaming and smashing things that are the traditional Hollywood manner of signaling "I am now experiencing strong emotion". The world is full of more movies than anyone can ever watch, so my personal filter is I give the movie about five minutes after the initial credits. It has five minutes to establish a tone that makes me want to continue watching. That can be some genuinely funny comedy, striking visuals, a premise that I've not encountered before, or just gripping conversation. (Heart- pounding adrenaline is not going to make the cut, though I doubt Hollywood cares about my personal opinion on that score.) This movie succeeds admirably on that front. The first five minutes very accurately sets the tone of the rest of the movie, and it never disappoints after those first five minutes.
