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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
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  1. SusanL.
    Mar 1, 2008
    9
    A skewed love story built on the American class system. Director Cameron Crowe is a marvel.
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  2. YoonC.
    Sep 15, 2003
    7
    Nicely written and acted but too achingly earnest and sensitive in its portrayal of first great love. The smart girl/kick boxer pairing is a bit contrived but two leads do a plausible, creditable job. Still, Crowe's cutesiness sometimes keeps the affair on the level of puppylove.
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  3. RileyM.
    Aug 8, 2004
    10
    I wish that there was a lloyd dobler at my school. such a classic story.
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  4. PatC.
    Dec 30, 2003
    10
    Regards adolescence as a lonely battlefield rather than a place to wallow in peer pressure. "There's lot's of guys. Don't be a guy. Be a man." This show is top of the heap for teen situation flicks.
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  5. DavidL.
    Oct 9, 2003
    10
    This movie shows how traditional, yet smart, storytelling, when combined with honest performances, creates something so real and exciting that one can almost forget they are watching a story about two high school students in love. This is not your typical teenage movie about sex and puppylove.
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  6. BobM.
    Sep 19, 2003
    10
    This movie is supercalafragilisticexpealidocious.
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  7. Romeo
    Aug 28, 2004
    10
    Really sweet film... too bad this never happen in real life.
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  8. GenevieveN.
    Sep 24, 2004
    10
    This film is #1 in my list John Cusack & Ione Skye give amazing performances as a teenage Romeo & Juliet.
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  9. JuhaH.
    Jan 21, 2006
    10
    The best Cameron Crowe movie! And that's saying a lot.
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  10. TheAnti360Fox
    Apr 29, 2011
    6
    Sometimes slow, but with smooth performances by John Cusack and Ione Skye, a great soundtrack and its mark in cultural significance, Say Anything is a great coming-of-age flick from the golden age of teen films. If you haven't seen this movie already, see it.
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86 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
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  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Sheila Benson
    90
    A film of warmth, insight, humor and surprising originality… [It] isn't perfect, but when it's good, which is every moment John Cusack is on screen, it's a living joy. And when it's not-so-good--earthbound and not inventive enough--it s till almost single-handedly redeems the breed. [14 April 1989]
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    80
    Seldom have such complexity, emotional depth, honesty, and realism been invested in what is ostensibly a teen love story.
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  3. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    88
    Cusack invests such sincerity in his portrayal of Lloyd that it's impossible not to root for him to get the girl. He's the classic underdog that we all think of ourselves as -- earnest, engaging, and impossible to resist because of his flaws, rather than in spite of them.
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