All the Real Girls Critic Reviews

David Gordon Green's second film, is too subtle and perceptive, and knows too much about human nature, to treat their lack of sexual synchronicity as if it supplies a plot. Read the full review

It's thrillingly original, lyrical, and wise, and the filmmaker conveys the mutable intensity of young love with the authoritative originality of an important filmmaker.Read the full review

Remarkable for its genuine, unpretentious lyricism.Read the full review

The movie may take five extra minutes to end and could do with one less sunset but . . . other than that it's damned near perfect. Read the full review

Like his (David Gordon Green's) debut feature of three years ago, the exquisite "George Washington," this new one has my heart, and I think it will have yours. Read the full review

It's a movie of deft impressions and telling human moments. Whether or not those impressions and moments add up to anything is almost beside the point. Read the full review

Green unquestionably has a rare, intermittent knack for rapture. Read the full review

Girls isn't fabulous, but you do feel its characters really have connected. Read the full review

A movie that eliminates Hollywood gloss and pop cliches -- and in their place offers an honest look at young love and its pitfalls.Read the full review