American Teen Review

Pegged as a vérité Breakfast Club, Nanette Burstein’s peach of a documentary beautifully nails adolescence in all its awkward, jubilant glory. Burstein’s film gets huge mileage in finding the real people beneath the High School stereotypes over the course of a year, following first dates, run-ins with parents, parties, b-ball games and, of course, prom.You’ll end up caring about all these kids (even bitchy Princess Megan), but it’s real-life McLovin Jake and smart rebel Hannah who’ll win your heart. Burstein may have lucked out with her subjects (she actually found a good-looking dude called Mitch Reinholt), but she marshals her material magnificently, shaping a coherent narrative without ever losing the small moments and insights into these basically likable kids.