As Netflix Sunday afternoon sofa-coma fluff goes, this is like a nice glass of cool lemonade; the problem is, Love, Simon is more like a strawberry daiquiri, decorated with an umbrella AND a sparkler.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 1, 2021

I pined for more scenes of Alex and Elliott's chemistry, which to the credit of [Daniel] Doheny and [Antonio] Marziale, is palpable. I wish we got more of that movie.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 5, 2019

A touching film that hits familiar John Hughes-esque territory, but delivers a raunchy, comedic and heartwarming story of self-discovery.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 13, 2019

It disappoints, however, with unfortunate blindspots and heavy-handed messaging, ultimately resembling a misguided 21st-century PSA.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 12, 2019

We've finally started to see high school movies center around LGBTQ+ characters. However, is it considered progress to now have our own ... lackluster ... teen comedies?

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Oct 30, 2018

"Alex Strangelove" is witty, compassionate and enjoyable throughout; a charming movie and in many respects an enlightened one.

| Jun 19, 2018

[Madeline] Weinstein, as Claire, steals the show...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 18, 2018

Alex Strangelove ultimately serves as a funny-and occasionally filthy-commentary on heteronormativity and the work that goes into overcoming certain ingrained expectations about the trajectory of a life.

| Jun 14, 2018

The main thing about this movie, more than any endearingly Hughes-like traits or trailblazing representations, is that it's a bit of a mess.

| Jun 12, 2018

Avoids trivialising issues with cheap gags. But it's still very funny, and its a topical edge makes it notable.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 12, 2018

Comedy with heart about teen sexuality; language, drinking.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 12, 2018

Stream it. We're still waiting for The Great Gay Romantic Comedy - maybe we'll always be waiting for it - but in the meantime, this is a likeable, flirty, sweet teen comedy.

| Jun 11, 2018

The film occasionally trips over some genuine insight into the layers of teen confusion and self-discovery that are so often integral to the coming out experience.

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 10, 2018

As a modern coming-of-age movie, one that's especially meant to keep the progressive values of teen Netflix on the home page for another week or so, it does have a fair amount of charm.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 9, 2018

[Alex Strangelove] is about this kind of personal journey, and I enjoyed following him on that.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 8, 2018

It's a lovely little gem.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 8, 2018

It can't help but hit a lot of familiar beats. But its script feels personal, and less airbrushed than most in its recollection of the utter uncoolness of being a teenager.

| Jun 7, 2018

You should probably just go watch Love, Simon again instead.

| Jun 7, 2018

Combining elements from everybody-must-get-laid film franchises like Porky's and American Pie, with the suburban melodrama of John Hughes romances, Alex Strangelove finds novel and occasionally hilarious ways to spin the familiar into something fresh.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 7, 2018

It's hard to fault the bigger message here: that we all deserve the right to be true to who we are, even if it takes a few hard turns - and some collateral emotional damage - to get there.

| Original Score: B | Jun 6, 2018