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A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
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91
The A.V. Club
Manages to be visually arresting, packed with geeky allusions to everything from Raymond Chandler to "Blue Velvet."
90
With brilliant dialogue out of the 1940s and graceful visuals that add depth to the dark comedy, Johnson debuts with a smart, self-assured feature that portrays adolescence like no other film has.
80
All in all, this twerpy little movie is one of the most entertaining pictures to be released so far this year.
80
The Hollywood Reporter
The mean streets don't get any nastier than the high school parking lots in this cool-crafted mystery.
75
Rolling Stone
"Sensational" is the word for Joseph Gordon-Levitt (equally striking in Mysterious Skin), who stars as Brendan, the teen outsider who becomes a budding Bogart.
