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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleSounds like silly fun -- and Linda Linda Linda is -- but it is also an extremely well-written, emotionally complex coming-of-age tale that has a John Hughesian respect for teenage angst.
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThese girls can cook, and Yamashita captures them with an austere, unhurried visual style that has been rightly compared to rock aficionado/filmmakers Aki Kaurismaki ("Ariel") and Jim Jarmusch ("Mystery Train"). [8 Dec 2006, p.2]
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerWhere you might expect either overheated teen melodrama or cartoonish farce, Nobuhiro creates a lively, engaging, character-driven piece with flourishes of offbeat humor dancing around the dynamics of the foursome as they pull together in rehearsals.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisAs directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita , the sluggish haze between extracurricular activities is exquisitely captured and framed, then patiently edited. Every shot feels like a gift.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe irritations and tedium of high school life are staged with refreshing simplicity, while the performers interact with an age-appropriate naturalness the American teenage movie rarely achieves.
- 30VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThis aimless, lifeless time-killer about four teenage girls prepping for their rock-band gig in a school talent show proves entirely the wrong choice.