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Goodbye First Love Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    80

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
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    critic review scores.

  • 70

    out of 100

    Village Voice

    Like "Father of My Children," Goodbye First Love loosely fictionalizes lived experience in order to capture the ineffable - in this case, emotional maturation or, as Sullivan phrases it, "becom[ing] a real person."

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    We think of first love as sweet and valuable, a blessed if hazardous condition. This film, deeper than it seems, dares to suggest that beyond a certain point, it can represent a tragedy.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Variety

    The present picture, filmed with supreme confidence, offers another unapologetically sentimental story stripped to its emotional core.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter

    Arthouse audiences could drink this down like a glass of Chardonnay.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    Nothing is rushed, everything is given its appropriate time and place. When we watch Hansen-Løve's films, we're not only experiencing a life unfolding before us, we're also realizing what a great privilege it is to be able to do that.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    The New York Times A.O. Scott

    Mr. Urzendowsky, with his dark curls, fine cheekbones and sad eyes, is a very credible first love, while Ms. Créton uncannily captures Camille's resolution as well as her almost willful vulnerability.

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5

very good by danbacaphoto
i really liked it.

2


looks boring

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