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Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: Kamikaze Girls has a glazed, comic-book look and absurd tone that is initially enjoyable but proves wearing. Read more
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: Kamikaze Girls, while being a silly, freewheeling, candy-colored lollapalooza, is also a heartfelt tale of friendship. Read more
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: As exciting for its beautifully specific and honest portrayal of teenage girls and their friendships as it is for its dazzling visual and narrative style. Read more
Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly: A mesmerizing lesson in otherness. Read more
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: For this viewer, the climactic scooter-gang rumble, heavy on plot twists and empowerment speeches, felt eternal, but for many, the happy silliness of the film's first half should carry the day. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: This droll Japanese import puts the predictable banality of most Hollywood teen flicks to shame. Read more
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: The yummy Japanese confection Kamikaze Girls deserves both a better title and an audience to go with it. Read more
Wally Hammond, Time Out: Older audiences may be required to get back in touch with their adolescent appetites for garish decor. Read more
Matt Singer, Village Voice: If you value plausibility in movies, skip Kamikaze Girls. Read more