Critical Reception
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote "Lin is a talent to watch. There's a sting to this film that gets to you." Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times wrote that the film was a "disturbing and skillfully told parable about growing up in today's America" and that Lin "reveals himself as a skilled and sure director." The film was rated "Certified fresh" with a score of 80% based on 95 reviews the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.
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