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41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    70
    A novel teenage comedy with an astute understanding of adolescent sexual confusion and the nebulous nature of desire, Zerophilia suggests an elastic view of gender that's alternately gleeful and terrifying.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    63
    Oddest-of-the-year romantic comedy.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    Anyone who understands the meaning of the title or catches all the frog references scattered through writer-director Martin Curland's feature debut will have a head start understanding this confused and confusing comedy.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Peter Debruge
    50
    Plays like a throwback to such transformative adolescent anxiety romps as "Teen Wolf" and "Just One of the Guys," this time aiming at a slightly less innocent crowd.
  5. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    42
    All the nudity in Zerophilia is either prosthetic or body-doubled. Which means the sex scenes--and the feeling and meaning behind them--are just as phony.
  6. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    40
    The gender-bending comedy of Billy Wilder and Blake Edwards gets a teenpic makeover in this 2005 debut feature by Martin Curland.
  7. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Tim Grierson
    30
    A case of provocative issues at the mercy of unskilled execution, Zerophilia is a psychological-horror comedy that pokes its toe into dangerous sexual waters but then scurries away.
  8. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    25
    A half-silly, half-earnest indie with the soul of a John Hughes-era sex comedy.
  9. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    25
    There's plenty of material here for a dark comedy, but director Martin Curland isn't up to the job. His film - like Luke - plods along, unsure of exactly what it's supposed to be.
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User Score
9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. ElamS.
    10
    This was the best movie I have seen in years. Makes you think, and has great plot twists throught the duration of the film.
  2. JoeyK.
    8
    As the movie plods along, you get the feeling that the movie is as confused as the characters understandably are, but then suddenly all the commotion reveals itself to be the setup for the perfect conclusion. You feel and understand the conflict, and even as confused as everything is, it all ends up just the way it ought to. The acting is the best there is for teenage actors. The movie isn't "funny" so much as amusing and lighthearted. It's a drama, and a good one.… Full Review »
  3. Mark
    10
    Not only a very funny movie this picture faces sexual identity and gender issues to the extreme. Somewhat predictiable in parts I still give this movie the highest rating just on challenging the issues I mentioned earlier in such a positive fictional way.. The cast is also very easy on the eyes. Definately see this one.… Full Review »
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