79
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinIt remains one of the most wrenching films about adolescent angst, thanks largely to the performance of Phil Daniels.
- 80VarietyVarietySting, as the weekend super-Mod whose image collapses when he's revealed to work as a bellhop, cuts a slick dash in the dancehall sequences.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittRoddam's minor but imaginative 1979 movie.
- 75Chicago TribuneMark CaroChicago TribuneMark CaroPlays more like a gritty, episodic British independent film powered by a soundtrack of Who songs that illuminate the main character's turbulent emotions.
- 70New Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufNew Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufAs a document of rockin, youth rebellion, the film lodges perfectly between "American Graffiti" and "Trainspotting."
- 70L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertThis ode to wrestling one's way out of youth's shell holds up surprisingly well.