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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAt a time when crassness and dumbing down pervade popular entertainment, especially movies aimed at youthful audiences, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen dares to be smart.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerEllen A. KimSeattle Post-IntelligencerEllen A. KimOnly Carol Kane, hilarious in roller curls and wide tortoiseshell glasses, gets to sink her teeth into her role. At least for Lohan, "Confessions" is her stepping-off point. Now she has to find a film to be her "real" stage.
- 50TV Guide MagazineAngel CohnTV Guide MagazineAngel CohnA pretty little package whose perfect, fairy-tale ending is just a little too neat, the film's colorful wrapping includes veteran actress Carol Kane's bizarre but enjoyable performance as the school's uptight drama teacher.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenGirls ages 6-14 will get a charge from the fashion show, animation effects and, to a lesser degree, the cartoonish antics. But like most adolescent histrionics, the pic's impact on adults will be limited to mild amusement alternating with annoyance.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardA safely sanitized comedy with an important message about loyalty and individuality, plays to Lohan's strengths and gives the target audience a chance to live it up vicariously.
- 40Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufDallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufTethered to screenwriter Gail Parent's adaptation of Dyan Sheldon's novel, plus the demands of bigwig producers, it's a testament to Sugarman's artistry that she sustains her funky playfulness--a hallmark of her earlier work--throughout most of this film.
- 40L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasWelsh director Sara Sugarman and the great cinematographer Stephen Burum (Hoffa, The Untouchables) keep the visuals bouncing along in bright, primary-color-intensive fashion, but the movie has no real heart and even less soul.
- 30Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanIt's a silly, giggly piece of pink-colored fluff, as hyperactive as its heroine and as redolent of bubble gum and Love's Baby Soft cologne as Lola apparently is. Yet the superficial sweetness masks something rotten.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickShlocky, sloppy and crass adolescent comedy.