4.0
out of 100
Metascore®Generally favorable reviews Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.
A sample of reviews from critics across the country.
Gray has an artful, understated way of conveying what's going ?on inside, often simply by focusing his camera on Kazan.
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Small scale though it is, this is a film that knows what it wants to do and has thought out exactly how to go about doing it. The same must be said about the luminous nature of Kazan's performance, which won best actress last year at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Girl is narratively slight, but aesthetically and psychologically complex. At times, it feels more like an illustrated audio collage than a movie.
The emotional detonations prove minor but movingly resonant in The Exploding Girl, an indie character study built four-square round Zoe Kazan's persuasive performance.
Both comely leads offer engaging presences, and there's some pretty imagery, shot adequately on HD, but it's all so slight and featherweight one viewer sneezing could blow it all offscreen.
The Exploding Girl can also make you feel bad about wishing that she were just a little more interesting.
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