this breezy, self-aware and utterly adorable coming-of-age tale keeps one eye on literary and cinematic classics, and the other firmly on a future full of exploration, self-expression and buoyant expectation
Alice Wu's "The Half of It" offers refreshing twist on teen romance; It's refreshing to see a film that not only spotlights a queer Asian American woman but also treats her with such respect and tenderness
Alice Wu's "The Half of It" is a prickly-tender film about teenage friendship, first love and all the blurry gradations in between. It's sweet and funny, but also, in places, as raw as a scraped knee
"The Half of It" puts a queer YA spin on a classic romance story, but Alice Wu makes it her own - delivering a charming, sweet and altogether heartfelt movie
"The Half of It" is a strong, warm-hearted and quietly progressive addition to the expanding Netflix teen movie pack which treats its target audience with the respect they deserve
by Ann Hornaday [Washington Post ]
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