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Washington Post
The film rises above its conventions. Just when it seems to be a fable of sexual initiation, An American Affair pivots away from sex. Just when it seems to be a re-dredging of the Kennedy mystique, it pushes past history. Thoughtfully and imperfectly, it dramatizes the flight from childhood, the surrender to adulthood and the pieces of us that survive. Full Review
Betsy Sharkey
Los Angeles Times
A mess of a film that can't quite figure out what it wants to be: an illicit love story, a political thriller or a coming-of-age set piece Full Review
Claudia Puig
USA Today
An American Affair is sordid business blandly portrayed and not worth meddling with. Full Review
Dan Zak
Washington Post
The film rises above its conventions. Just when it seems to be a fable of sexual initiation, An American Affair pivots away from sex. Just when it seems to be a re-dredging of the Kennedy mystique, it pushes past history. Thoughtfully and imperfectly, it dramatizes the flight from childhood, the surrender to adulthood and the pieces of us that survive. Full Review
David Edelstein
New York Magazine
The reason to see An American Affair is Gretchen Mol. She has a mild, natural way of holding herself that's likably unactressy--in every film, she seems both smart and grounded. Full Review
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