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Funny, stylish, and ringing with adolescent truth, Submarine marks Richard Ayoade as a talent to watch.
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A cool, well-directed, if somewhat sterile and self-consciously quirky affair about teen awkwardness, virginity, infidelity and dead-end marriages. Oct 18, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
A cool, well-directed, if somewhat sterile and self-consciously quirky affair about teen awkwardness, virginity, infidelity and dead-end marriages.
Jim Schembri
All of this makes it sound as if Ayoade is trying much too hard but the gentleness of his touch succeeds in keeping pretentiousness safely out of the picture. Sep 9, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
All of this makes it sound as if Ayoade is trying much too hard but the gentleness of his touch succeeds in keeping pretentiousness safely out of the picture.
Sandra Hall
That rare teen comedy where the kids aren't gorgeous, the hero isn't heroic and the object of desire has a lot of reasons why she isn't necessarily desirable. Jul 17, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/4
That rare teen comedy where the kids aren't gorgeous, the hero isn't heroic and the object of desire has a lot of reasons why she isn't necessarily desirable.
Roger Moore
The result is a small, delicate comedy that depends on a continuity of tone that it pulls off. Oliver may not live happily ever after; but he manages to live happily enough here, and that's just fine. Jun 24, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…
The result is a small, delicate comedy that depends on a continuity of tone that it pulls off. Oliver may not live happily ever after; but he manages to live happily enough here, and that's just fine.
Tom Long
An exercise in briny Welsh Weltzschmerz that tracks the inner and outer worlds of a confused teenage boy. Jun 24, 2011 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
An exercise in briny Welsh Weltzschmerz that tracks the inner and outer worlds of a confused teenage boy.
Amy Biancolli
In its own right, "Submarine" is one of the best movies of the year. Jun 17, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
In its own right, "Submarine" is one of the best movies of the year.
Joe Williams
The precociousness of Oliver and Jordana mirrors the visual art house polish and daring-daring do framing and styling of Richard Ayoade. Nov 15, 2019 | Full Review…
The precociousness of Oliver and Jordana mirrors the visual art house polish and daring-daring do framing and styling of Richard Ayoade.
Debbie Lynn Elias
Submarine is a funny, witty, sometimes sentimental coming-of-age film. Jan 8, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Submarine is a funny, witty, sometimes sentimental coming-of-age film.
Kelly Jane Torrance
While emotionally powerful and incredibly affecting, Submarine doesn't lack for laughs, even, if at times, you'll not be ready for them. Nov 7, 2018 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
While emotionally powerful and incredibly affecting, Submarine doesn't lack for laughs, even, if at times, you'll not be ready for them.
Matthew Groizard
The beauty of Submarine is all in the details, particularly the script's wry observations, which can be excruciating. Aug 30, 2018 | Full Review…
The beauty of Submarine is all in the details, particularly the script's wry observations, which can be excruciating.
Deborah Ross
It's 97 minutes of absolute cinematic joy. Aug 13, 2018 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
It's 97 minutes of absolute cinematic joy.
Jamie Neish
[Submarine] is a wry coming-of-age comedy. Sep 27, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
[Submarine] is a wry coming-of-age comedy.
Nick Dent
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