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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicThe PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicThis outer space oddity is destined for the cult-classic section of some future camp horror and sci-fi B-movie aisle.
- 70Screen DailyLee MarshallScreen DailyLee MarshallHow To Talk To Girls at Parties shouldn’t work, as it feels at times like a film made by a talented student collective who overheard a ‘punk vs aliens’ elevator pitch. But work it does: it’s all a bit mad, but ultimately rather moving.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyUltimately, this psychedelic culture-clash comedy-romance takes what was at heart a relatively simple story by Gaiman, which channeled bold sci-fi imagination into relatable adolescent experience, and overcomplicates it beyond repair.
- 42The Film StageJordan RuimyThe Film StageJordan RuimyThe lack of narrative propulsion or powerful subtext of any kind results in little dramatic substance beyond its cult-like ambitions.
- 40CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleMitchell's understanding of punk seems to be the brandishing of two or three cliches, shouting a lot and name-checking bands.
- 40The GuardianXan BrooksThe GuardianXan BrooksWhat an extravagantly muddled, borderline incontinent film this is. You might call it genre-hopping, except that this would imply some degree of intent and control.
- 40New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaNew York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaThe script is frantically trying to build a whole world when a modest house would do.
- 30VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanThe film enunciates its raw themes — punk means individuality! the aliens are all about conformity! — but never begins to figure out how to embody those themes in a narrative that could lure in the audience.