From the grisly punning title to the low-rent action sequences, this really is less fun than double maths.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 30, 2015

[A] bubbly but very lightweight high-school comedy.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 28, 2015

Hardly groundbreaking but this high-school actioner ghosts by on its charm and sense of fun.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 27, 2015

Once in a while, the film does flash some unexpected wit ...

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 27, 2015

All the high-concept gloss in the world can't obscure that this is a flat-footed retread of the very films Megan avidly watches in preparation for her latest "mission".

| Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 27, 2015

There are some funny moments, and Steinfeld herself is a winning presence - but a movie like this has to be more densely packed with gags and observations.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 27, 2015

You're better off watching Kingsman and The Breakfast Club back to back and calling it a night.

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 2, 2015

A fun-enough teen action comedy.

| Jun 1, 2015

This mashup of a teenage assassin lark and high school misfit comedy misses the chance to add a supercool heroine to pop culture.

| Original Score: 1/5 | May 29, 2015

"Barely Lethal" is an amusing comedy for a certain demographic, but because of its plot and cast it might instead draw a crowd that will greet it with contempt.

| May 29, 2015

"Barely Lethal" is clearly confused about its intended audience, starting with the icky title, a pun on the porn label that selects and photographs models to emphasize their youth.

| May 28, 2015

There are the makings of a kind of nicely twisted "Grosse Point Blank" for kids here, a crazy idea with real consequences. But the script, by John D'Arco, doesn't pull that off. Instead, the movie just gets silly.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 28, 2015

The movie has a few cute moments, but for the most part it's as predictable as being bored in trigonometry.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 27, 2015

While Barely Lethal is conscious of the clichs of the genre, it's also the type of film that won't let that get in the way of regurgitating them.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 27, 2015

Barely Lethal's overarching problem, the bug that makes the film's considerable reserves of fun difficult to completely enjoy, is a matter of pure logistics.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 27, 2015

Teen action-comedy Barely Lethal is this summer's best film with a truly unfortunate title.

| May 26, 2015

The film settles into a time-honored groove of so many forgettable juvenile comedies before it.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 22, 2015