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I suspect a lot of high school students will recognize elements of real life in the movie, and that the movie will build a following. It may gross as little as "Welcome to the Dollhouse" or as much as "Clueless," but whichever it does, it's in the same league.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

When it's not opting for whimsy, Rocket Science makes you cringe, which is what's good about it.Full Review

Ty Burr
Boston Globe

Blitz captures the melancholy, the rage, the wackiness and drama of adolescence, and he gets winning performances out of his young stars.Full Review

Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

It is smart, witty and blessedly unpredictable.Full Review

Claudia Puig
USA Today

Rocket Science doesn't go too far into Todd Solondz-style mockery, either; though painful to witness at times, Thompson's determination to face his fears--not just of speaking, but of girls, too--is heartbreakingly noble and courageous.Full Review

Scott Tobias
The Onion (A.V. Club)
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