Bright Young Things
User Score
5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4

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  1. BKeown
    Oct 14, 2004
    9
    Perhaps not the most sophisticated movie that has been made to date, but this is a film with heart--from the director who clearly adores the subject to the actors who show these people in all their bizarre but natural self and not a Hollywood Camp silhouette to the details of the set and sound. A high quality film that those with a good taste for history, literature and fun will appreciate.
  2. Tony
    Sep 17, 2004
    4
    It came close to being really good. A few little changes would have made it much more enjoyable. I'd like to say what those changes would be, but that would give something away.

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Metascore
64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 32
  3. Negative: 1 out of 32
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Bennett
    40
    Noisy and giddy, the film makes a stab at "Moulin Rouge" territory but ends up as a very trite story of boy loses girl, boy finds girl. It is also stridently camp -- not so much roaring '20s as screaming.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    50
    By the time Fry lets darkness encroach on these bright young things, the fizz is gone, and so is any reason to make us give a damn.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Derek Elley
    50
    An easy-to-digest slice of literate entertainment for upscale and older audiences that lacks a significant emotional undertow to make it a truly involving -- rather than simply voyeuristic -- experience.
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