The film is a treasure trove of thoughtful characters who are women of color.

| Mar 12, 2019

Our Song is completely convincing and much more visually accomplished, thanks in part to Jim Denault's attentive vérité camerawork.

| Apr 10, 2018

Honest, positive look at urban teens with mature themes.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 2, 2013

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 7, 2008

At times, Our Song feels like a documentary, never once seeming forced or far-fetched.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 1, 2006

| Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 5, 2004

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 19, 2003

Jim McKay's "Our Song" is a bittersweet reverberation to the brittleness of friendship.

Full Review | Dec 13, 2002

It's a film that tries so hard at being lifelike that it forgets to be entertaining.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 8, 2002

It's an astonishing movie, with a real-life feel.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 6, 2002

While there are some minor flaws in "Our Song," it is a rich work that introduces three extraordinary young talents and marks a maturation in filmmaker [Jim] McKay.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 21, 2001

A humbling, poignant alternative to the movies about teenagers we usually see. This one isn't about a party. It's about life.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Oct 16, 2001

Captures the ups-and-downs in the lives of three New York high school girls with surprising delicacy and honesty.

| Original Score: B | Sep 21, 2001

It says something positive about human resilience under duress.

Full Review | Sep 20, 2001

A truly fresh performance can do wonders for a movie, and Our Song has three of them.

Full Review | Sep 14, 2001

Slow, talky and ultimately ambiguous, the film remains watchable thanks to the effectiveness of its three leads.

Full Review | Sep 13, 2001

Anyone who understands the subtle shadings of friendship will appreciate Our Song's realistic slice of teen life.

| Sep 13, 2001

That rare thing, an American movie that looks at teenagers' life with sensitivity and empathy and humanity.

Full Review | Sep 13, 2001

Beautifully illuminates that poised-on-the-edge period of adolescence and the sad weight of leaving childhood behind.

Full Review | Sep 7, 2001