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Amy Nicholson, Boxoffice Magazine: A charming eye-roller with a nice streak that goes deep. Read more
Ben Lyons, At the Movies: These are characters that make mistakes, they redeem themselves, and they grow throughout the course of the film. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: The bonus in this modest charmer? Not a single major female character, including Will's single mother played by Lisa Kudrow, is subjected to the usual Hollywood rom-com demonization. Read more
James Rocchi, MSN Movies: Part of me wanted to shove "Bandslam" aside for being aside as a teen-exploitation piece of junk about a ragtag bunch of misfits ... but, interestingly enough, it's just as cynical as I am (if not more so). Read more
Karina Longworth, Time Out: The movie is a far more convincing fantasy of performance-as-self-discovery than the High School Musical franchise. Read more
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: An utterly charming work of pure pop exuberance, Bandslam is full of unexpected pleasures set to a surprisingly retro soundtrack. Read more
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: Like a less oppressively hip Juno, Bandslam captures the way young people too smart and pop-culture-savvy for their own good let the music and movies they love define them during adolescence's crucible of humiliation and self-doubt. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Within the context of modern family comedies and the vast enabling wasteland of tweener TV, these people feel almost three-dimensional. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: There's enough of a strong filmmaking backbeat in Bandslam to carry the movie's light tune. Read more
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: The performances in Bandslam are uniformly strong -- good enough to make you wish this bunch of charismatic, talented kids had been given better material. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: Simultaneously shiny and retro, calibrated and uncalculated, familiar and unpredictable. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Bandslam is hardly the definition of a great movie, but it is pleasant and bright and doesn't insult its audience's intelligence. And that's as rare and welcome as a well-crafted three-minute pop song. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Yes, the plot is totally predictable. But the smart script consistently tweaks the formula, allowing director/cowriter Graff to pull off the near-impossible: making a movie that neither sells out nor talks down to teens. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Director Todd Graff does have a keen understanding of kids in the world of performing arts, as he shows here and in his earlier and better film Camp. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: There's no edge, but if you're young enough to not know the original version of I Want You To Want Me, Bandslam may have charms enough to tickle your tweenage heart. Read more
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: In a goofily endearing performance reminiscent of the young John Cusack, Connell is charming and relatable. Likewise, Kudrow, as the overprotective mother who both fears and wants more independence for her son. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: This isn't a breakthrough movie, but for what it is, it's charming, and not any more innocuous than it has to be. Read more
Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle: The movie has a few good tunes and some charming comic dash, at least at first. Read more
Kara Nesvig, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Instead of the vapid drivel you'd expect from their Disneyfied crowd, Bandslam turns out to be a charming (and well-soundtracked: Hello, Wilco!) little parable for the tween set about first crushes, friendship and like, duh, the power of music. Read more
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Bandslam had potential, but it succumbed to peer pressure. Read more
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: It feels like a missed opportunity, but perhaps is a blessing since Bandslam's dialogue is much more pat than Hughes's quotable writing. Read more
Jason Anderson, Toronto Star: Bandslam consistently exceeds current teen-flick standards thanks to its snarky humour, its strong musical sequences and its ability to convey the excitement the characters feel both about performing and forming new friendships. Read more
Derek Adams, Time Out: 'Bandslam' is far from exceptional, but is saved by decent character development, a cluster of engaging performances and several amusing deadpan moments. Read more
Nicolas Rapold, Village Voice: Todd Graff's film is written with a desperate cleverness that clamors for attention over the brainless against-the-odds music-competition plot. Read more
Ruth McCann, Washington Post: Rife with spirit-lifting scenes of teens singing their hearts out. And it feels just that good, in a quirky-smart way. Read more