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Read 28 Aug 2026 Β· confidence 0% Β· too thin for a score Β· how this works
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βIn the first 15 minutes, viewers may be rolling their eyes at these kids; by the end, they might be eager to re-watch that opening scene, to get to know them all over again.β
Noel Murray, The A.V. Club Β· 83
βSomething of a wonder, a palm-size ball of banter and irony and earnestness that never stops rolling and almost never misses the sweet spots.β
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice Β· 80
βSure, you've seen this story before, but this version has a freshness nonetheless.β
Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times Β· 70
βThere is much to like here, a sense of nuance and nonjudgmental emotional openness, yet Kasdan's teenage miniaturism never quite blooms. The First Time is respectfully delicate, a little too polite.β
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times Β· 60
βFeels slight and pretty ordinary by the end, with no edge or compelling insights, just a reasonable feel for teen attitudes and banter.β
Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter Β· 50
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
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βI thought it was a decent romantic movie when i first watched it, but for some reason wanted to watch it again, and again over the next 2 weeks... around the 4th or 5th time I finally realized it was because there is a lot of parallels to how my 2nd long term relationship started. oddly the girl acts like the girl i went out with for 7 months, and looks like the other girl that i decided not to go out with.β
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βBest film in this genre I've seen for a long time ..Sexy and Funny The cast were excellent in their roles in fact I have also watched the lead character in Teen Wolf and this is quite a departure from the role he plays in that Try not to miss **** will like it,β
blackswan73mread it β
βBrit Robertson and Dylan O'Brien make for two pretty great leads and it makes sense that they started dating during the shooting of The First Time. Their chemistry is outstanding and obviously the moments where the two are together are the highlights of the film. The fact that these characters are high school kids are both its rise and its downfall. The young characters make this more of a teen movie than anything but their innocence is also what makes the film unique. These characters go througβ
ydnar4read it β
βCute and everything but the script is very superficial and basically nothing big happens. Ok, two teens have sex after two days since they met and...? No interesting exploration about that on screen, I just felt empty. Robertson and O'Brien are great together and share some amazing scenes and this helps a lot. It just doesn't help the poorly developed story of the film.β
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