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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasBy turns playful, harrowing, intensely moving, and uproariously funny, Chain Camera cuts away all documentary artifice and goes straight to the source, allowing these kids to reveal themselves with the utmost directness and candor.
- 80L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisHilarious, unnerving and remarkably intimate portrait of multiethnic adolescent life that lends vigorous new meaning to the term "teen movie."
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaInformative, funny, sad and intriguing.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA fascinating snapshot of contemporary teenagers.
- 70VarietyVarietyProvides an intriguing, well-assembled snapshot of kids in the year 2000, bringing the portraits to an appealing conclusion by briefly revisiting each subject at the prom, graduation and then in sweet on-camera farewells.
- 70The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderFiltered through tears, laughter and affection, the results -- are touching and fascinating though, by their nature unilluminated by dispassionate analysis.
- 50Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisAbsorbing in places, but considering the large and diverse pool the filmmakers had to draw from, it's a surprisingly repetitive and predictable collection of big-city sagas.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasOn the whole, Chain Camera is encouraging.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsOften tedious, sometimes fascinating anthology.