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08/07/08
Our Song (2001)
90 %
Reviews Counted: 51 Fresh: 46 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.2/10
Consensus:
Graced with such a realistic feel that it resembles a documentary, Our Song is a sensitive portrayal of three teenage girls.
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Synopsis: OUR SONG follows three very real high school girls over one summer in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Best friends and confidants, the girls--Lanisha (Kerry Washington), Maria (Melissa Martinez), and Joycelyn (Anna Simpson)--have different family situations, different romantic interests,... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Kerry Washington, Anna Simpson, Melissa Martinez, Marlene Forte, Ray Anthony Thomas
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At times, Our Song feels like a documentary, never once seeming forced or far-fetched.
09/01/06
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05/13/03
Jim McKay’s “Our Song” is a bittersweet reverberation to the brittleness of friendship.
12/13/02
It's a film that tries so hard at being lifelike that it forgets to be entertaining.
12/08/02
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08/09/02
While there are some minor flaws in "Our Song," it is a rich work that introduces three extraordinary young talents and marks a maturation in filmmaker [Jim] McKay.
12/21/01
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10/30/01
A humbling, poignant alternative to the movies about teenagers we usually see. This one isn't about a party. It's about life.
10/16/01
Captures the ups-and-downs in the lives of three New York high school girls with surprising delicacy and honesty.
09/21/01
A truly fresh performance can do wonders for a movie, and Our Song has three of them.
09/14/01
Slow, talky and ultimately ambiguous, the film remains watchable thanks to the effectiveness of its three leads.
09/13/01
Anyone who understands the subtle shadings of friendship will appreciate Our Song's realistic slice of teen life.
09/13/01
That rare thing, an American movie that looks at teenagers' life with sensitivity and empathy and humanity.
09/13/01
Beautifully illuminates that poised-on-the-edge period of adolescence and the sad weight of leaving childhood behind.
09/07/01
It's not clear who is telling whose story, but it's obvious this song belongs to them all.
09/06/01
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