Our Song (2000)
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 51
Fresh: 46 | Rotten: 5
Graced with such a realistic feel that it resembles a documentary, Our Song is a sensitive portrayal of three teenage girls.
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Critic Reviews: 23
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 1
Graced with such a realistic feel that it resembles a documentary, Our Song is a sensitive portrayal of three teenage girls.
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Jim McKay follows up on the critical success of his Girls Town (1996) with this sensitively-wrought, finely-etched character study of three teenaged girls living in the Crown Heights section of New York City. Though it is summer, the trio find themselves locked in a demanding rehearsal schedule for their prize-winning marching band. Yet this is one of a sundry responsibilities these girls must shoulder. With their parents over-worked, absent, or in jail, they must take care of all household
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All Critics (58) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (5)
It's an astonishing movie, with a real-life feel.
Top CriticA humbling, poignant alternative to the movies about teenagers we usually see. This one isn't about a party. It's about life.
It says something positive about human resilience under duress.
A truly fresh performance can do wonders for a movie, and Our Song has three of them.
Anyone who understands the subtle shadings of friendship will appreciate Our Song's realistic slice of teen life.
That rare thing, an American movie that looks at teenagers' life with sensitivity and empathy and humanity.
At times, Our Song feels like a documentary, never once seeming forced or far-fetched.
Jim McKay's "Our Song" is a bittersweet reverberation to the brittleness of friendship.
It's a film that tries so hard at being lifelike that it forgets to be entertaining.
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.
Captures the ups-and-downs in the lives of three New York high school girls with surprising delicacy and honesty.
Slow, talky and ultimately ambiguous, the film remains watchable thanks to the effectiveness of its three leads.
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