Well-attuned to the blind spots and sanctimony of the well-meaning, it's a worthwhile thought and conversation-starter for anyone with teenagers.

| Mar 18, 2021

But too often the film is, ironically, oddly conservative and it aims for, but never quite reaches, the heights of sharper, better teenage movies such as Booksmart, Election and Mean Girls.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 13, 2021

Ideologically, I am down with this completely, but it is very on-the-nose.

| Mar 10, 2021

With a killer soundtrack its compelling cast, Moxie does have some charm to it, but it's frustrating in its tepid and neatly constructed approach to a teenage gender revolution.

| Mar 10, 2021

The movie takes Vivian and her fellow students seriously, rather than making the easy mistake of regarding them from a distance.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 7, 2021

A film that manages to address the spectre of bullying, harassment and rape with a sturdy spirit of defiance, humour and, most importantly, collective optimism.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 7, 2021

As a love letter from grown-up Riot grrrls to their growing-up daughters, it's a lovely cross-generational gesture.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 6, 2021

It's directed by Poehler, who frames it as a tribute to change and the baby steps that lead to a movement. It's a Molotov cocktail disguised as a Shirley Temple.

| Original Score: B | Mar 6, 2021

The film's earnest tone is usually welcome, but it does falter in the film's final scenes, which follow the revelation of a secret that feels both obvious and far too heavy for the good-natured "Moxie."

| Original Score: C+ | Mar 6, 2021

A glib and sloppy anthem of teen rebellion.

| Mar 6, 2021

While the film offers an inspirational look into young feminist activism, it is largely buoyed by the characters of color who push Vivian (Hadley Robinson), our protagonist, to go further in her understanding of feminism.

| Mar 4, 2021

Moxie wants to capture the spirit of youth revolt but alas, this is without a doubt your mother's film.

| Mar 4, 2021

Amy Poehler might want to reconsider the whole directing thing.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 4, 2021

Amy Poehler directed, produced and co-stars in this excellent girl power adaptation of Jennifer Mathieu's YA novel, which tackles issues of white privilege and toxic teen male masculinity.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 4, 2021

The story leaves most of its most potentially interesting ideas on the table.

| Mar 4, 2021

Amy Poehler's teen comedy is smart, funny, likeable and winningly performed. Moxie by name, moxie by nature.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2021

The film veers into territory much more harrowing than comic -- and then has to veer straight back out again, in time to supply the target audience with a suitably upbeat, empowering finale.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 4, 2021

[W]hile Moxie is just a small snapshot of those weird and wonderful years, it gives viewers a decent lesson in how to be an ally, without being preachy about it.

| Mar 3, 2021

The tone is Young Adult sincere - if you're here for sophisticated comedy, don't be - but Poehler has fun peeling back the high-school clichés.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 3, 2021

The end result is a movie that comes across as disappointingly vacant, a jumbled collection of good intentions gone wrong.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 3, 2021