A bright, fitfully entertaining adaptation of two of Louise Rennison's popular novels for tween-to-teenage girls.
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09/26/08
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:15
Rotten:7
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Based on two of British writer Louise Rennison's popular books, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is a pleasant and funny tween comedy, comfortable for UK audiences as well as stateside crowds.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Sep 18, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: While some might be confused by the rambling title, fans of the young adult novels will instantly recognize ANGUS, THONGS AND PERFECT SNOGGING. Based on the entertaining series of books by Louise... [More]
Starring: Georgia Groome, Alan Davies, Karen Taylor, Aaron Johnson
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Reviews for Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Top CriticEven if you're long past the age of the characters in this film, you can enjoy the world of these girls who want, so badly, to become adults.
09/26/08
Top CriticGirls who are just starting to feel a little old for Hannah Montana will flock to this film, which will no doubt have a long life on the slumber party circuit.
09/19/08
Top CriticChadha gets some bumpy performances from her teenage cast.
09/19/08
Top CriticAwkwardness, the first kiss, parents from the stone age and having a nose the size of Jupiter have never been so compelling as in this fresh and funny film
09/13/08
Top CriticThere is plenty of fun but always grounded in serious subjects, and the parents play an unexpectedly important role in the story
09/13/08
Top CriticRelative newcomer Georgia Groome simply shines. You don’t need to be a teenager to enjoy this -- you just have to remember being one.
09/05/08
Top Critic...aimed at early-teen girls, but it's got enough warmth and charisma to attract a wider audience.
12/17/09
These are age-old themes, not tackled with particular verve here, but there's a nice moral about girls learning to accept themselves regardless of shape or colour.
09/19/08
Top CriticThe film lacks the wit and drama that might pitch it beyond the target demographic, though judging from what makes the girls squirm in the film, it might not succeed even there.
07/25/08
A good-natured bundle of early-teen femme angst pitched squarely at the youngsters who've made Louise Rennison's books a hit both sides of the Pond.
07/25/08
Top CriticThis is all pleasant enough, but I can't quite believe it.
07/25/08
The title is horrible, and I'm afraid I didn't find the movie attached to it much better.
07/25/08
The film accurately captures that age-old teenage irony that the worst years of your life are also freakishly the best.
07/25/08
Top CriticA smart, funny Bridget Jones' Diary for juniors that you don't have to be teenage or female to enjoy.
07/25/08
Top CriticBeneath its girlie trappings...this is a movie with many traditional virtues.
07/25/08
One of summer's feelgood surprises.
07/25/08
I approached with a mixture of dread and resignation. And was promptly charmed to pieces.
07/25/08
Has a craven need to please.
07/25/08
Top CriticBased on Louise Rennison's successful Georgia Nicolson books, it's a film that puts the pure into puerile.
07/24/08
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