Reviews for this film from our members:
- Marco Albanese @ Stanze di Cinema [Italian]
- Excerpt: Forse è per questo che Me and Earl and the Dying Girl ci sembra migliore di quanto forse non sia, perchè è una madeleine proustiana che ci riporta malinconicamente agli anni più dolci del nostro apprendistato cinefilo.
- Nicholas Bell @ Ioncinema
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: An astonishing dramedy about life, death, and the mysteries that imbue them both.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: plays as if a Wes Anderson wannabe made a mashup of “The Fault in Our Stars” and “Be Kind Rewind”…the filmmakers almost succeed in drowning out the good with too many geegaws and baubles and questionable choices.
- Jim Dixon @ Examiner.com
- Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
- Excerpt: The screenplay by Jesse Andrews (based on his novel) is a hodgepodge of dishonest choices.
- Kimberly Gadette @ Doddle
- John Gilpatrick @ JohnLikesMovies.com
- Excerpt: It’s the cinematic equivalent of an Ed Sheeran song—decidedly imperfect, but I can’t get it or how it made me feel out of my head
- Sarah Gopaul @ Digital Journal
- Excerpt: ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ is an outstanding drama about three friends who cope with a friend’s illness through filmmaking and understanding.
- Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
- Excerpt: Put this comedic, wryly insightful, contemporary coming-of-age movie on your ‘must see’ list…
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: The account integrates a triad of performances that alternates between cutesy and clever. But the story rises above indie movie clichés to give the viewer a genuinely heartfelt portrait.
- Travis Hopson @ Punch Drunk Critics
- Excerpt: That it resembles on the surface any number of movies filled with teen angst, when it comes to the details Me and Earl and the Dying Girl sets itself apart from the rest.
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: The Manic Pixie Dream Girl gets sick, but she can still inspire a man to better himself, while also adding a dash of repugnant narcissism to the subgenre.
- Charlie Juhl @ Citizen Charlie
- Excerpt: This quirky, indie tale is not a budding romance cut short nor an over sentimental tearjerker exploiting your sympathy glands. It’s funny, and at times, the movie about a 17 year old with leukemia is downright hysterical.
- Ben Kendrick @ Screen Rant
- Excerpt: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a must-see for moviegoers who aren’t afraid to find joy and self-reflection in the story of a dying girl.
- Jeremy Kibler @ The Artful Critic
- Excerpt: There are things to like about it, but it’s just too precious and cute for its own good.
- Kristin Dreyer Kramer @ NightsAndWeekends.com
- Kristen Lopez @ Awards Circuit
- Dan Lybarger @ KCActive.com
- Excerpt: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a charming film about a teenager whose primary goal in life is to avoid emotional connections.
- Alan Mattli @ Facing the Bitter Truth [German]
- Excerpt: It’s noticeably of the same breed as ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’, ‘The Kings of Summer’, and ’50/50′, but what makes this amalgamate so engaging, so fascinating is the fact that despite these links, it feels like a wholly autonomous work of art.
- [New – 10/19/15] | Matthew McKernan @ FilmWhinge
- Excerpt: Trying to straddle the divide between cold stylistics and emotional honesty whilst also trying to avoid every sick teenager cliché, the film ends up looking like a bit of a mess.
- Ross Miller @ Thoughts On Film
- Excerpt: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is the epitome of the “more than meets the eye” teen movie. It has just enough quirky touches to give it personality while at the same time sidestepping the potential idiosyncratic trappings that drag down other films of this ilk.
- Jared Mobarak @ BuffaloVibe
- Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog
- Excerpt: Dead on arrival…
- Pat Mullen @ Cinemablographer
- Excerpt: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a teen movie for grown-ups. It’s a mature, poignant, and funny film with a wisdom beyond its years.
- Kristy Puchko @ Spinoff Online, Pajiba
- Excerpt: I don’t revel in trashing an independent film. But this here is the problem with so much contemporary cinema, distilled in one quirky but deeply aggravating indie.
- Frank Swietek @ One Guys Opinion
- Excerpt: Skillfully walks a fine line between the precious and the maudlin, its initially excessive quirkiness morphing into something cheekily amusing and at times quite affecting.
- Kent Turner @ Schoollibraryjournal.com
- Sarah Ward @ Concrete Playground
- Ron Wilkinson @ Monsters and Critics
- Excerpt: Steps out on the edge with a fearless exploration of life told with exceptional creativity. A refreshing and remarkable accomplishment.
- Andrew Wyatt @ St. Louis Magazine
- Excerpt: When the inescapable heartbreak does finally arrive, it is undeniably potent, not only because Gomez-Rejon handles it with such deft, understated ache, but because of the film’s insistence on Rachel’s enigmatic, sprawling personhood.
