It evidently cant decide whether the film should be sincere as its endearing leads play it or preposterous

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 29, 2022

The movie’s aggressive hipness can be a turnoff at times. But once it settles down into a more typical coming-of-age story, “Crush” becomes disarmingly sweet and relatable.

| Apr 29, 2022

What’s jarring in Crush is the absence of some requisite dose of youthful mischief, a sense of stakes and perhaps even a lightly scandalous touch.

| Apr 29, 2022

I think it’d be very difficult not to be charmed by Crush. From the extremely winsome leads to the easy story beats and quick humor, it’s darn cute and wholly queer.

| Apr 29, 2022

Crush is, for better or worse, just like every other teen rom-com, extraordinary in its ordinariness. It succeeds at what it sets out to do: Give queer kids a totally enjoyable, and often quite funny, mainstream love story with a happy ending.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 29, 2022

Crush is light but always charming, especially in the fine line it walks between snark and sincerity.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 29, 2022