what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Cute movie about first loves, friendships and all the stuff that comes with high school.

I love it, really would like a second movie to see what happens with El and Noah!

I could only get through half of the movie before I turned it off to spare myself. As a former teenage girl I can understand why parts of it would appeal to that demographic. But as a current adult who can identify abusive behavior and the sexualization of minors I cannot understand why the ideas shown in this movie are still being peddled to impressionable teenagers: romanticizing a guy who gets into fights, using one's underage body to get (male) attention, indulging and even rewarding manipulative behavior, agreeing to go out with someone who grabbed your butt in public without consent, caving to peer pressure when the popular girls tell you to drink... I thought we as a society were moving past all that.This movie contains every high school stereotype and cliché, but not even in an ironic or clever way, just a truly unoriginal and vapid way. All of the characters are one-dimensional and although Elle (Joey King) is cute and likable, the copious amounts of token awkwardness is too overwhelming. Her attempts to stand up for herself are admirable but half-hearted; she always ends up going back to whoever gave her crap at the first sign of an apology or "good intention."I would like to see more realness, as opposed to the "OMG" girls who are so fake it's actually sad. I wish the film had addressed the impact of Elle losing her mother more. Teenage girls don't move on like nothing's happened just because they have a best friend and some eye candy. I want to see less of a 16-year-old girl stripping in a locker room full of guys. The movie lacks any real emotional foundation that could make you overlook some of its flaws. For instance, Elle and Noah's relationship is basically only founded on physical attraction. That's it. One extra star for cinematography and scenery. Not feeling any more generous than that today.

It is a very nice movie, well acted and I have also had to wipe away a tear!