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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | C.W. Nevius

    In some ways, this is "The Graduate" gone to "Lord of the Flies." Read full review

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Not just a thriller, not just a social commentary, not just a comedy or a romance, but all of those in a clearly seen, brilliantly made film. Read full review

  • 88
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Lin is a talent to watch. There's a sting to this film that gets to you. Read full review

  • 80
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Lin's nicely turned out picture is sometimes both predictable and a bit far-fetched narratively, but still provides a generally absorbing look at a slice of society normally taken for granted, both in life and onscreen. Read full review

  • 80
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    An exhilarating ride. Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Manohla Dargis

    It has the virtue of Lin's tangy wit but it also suffers from the vice of a director who, torn between personal vision and wide public reach, tends to smother his ideas under a veneer of cool. Read full review

  • 80
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    Mr. Lin makes the anxious grasping of these kids for some kind of emotional turf -- their own need to shatter the stereotypes that bind them -- the heart of Better Luck Tomorrow, a scenario that keeps the movie's blood racing. Read full review

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Lin works with a rhythmic observational flair that outweighs the movie's flaws. It's a long way from Long Duk Dong. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Well-crafted, Tarantino-esque story. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Although this movie shows Lin's promising moviemaking sensibilities, its point of view feels coldly amoral and dismissive. Read full review

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