It’s not completely horrible, but it’s a stupid idea that’s predictable and at times uncomfortable.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 14, 2024

While Sierra Burgess is a Loser presented some important and valuable themes throughout the film, the negligence of them, its turn to banal tropes and the character assassinations are what truly hurt the film.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 11, 2024

The lying to Jamey, the mean girl shenanigans, the fat shaming, and how easily all is forgiven didn’t sit well with me. It wasn’t awful, but I have no interest in watching Sierra Burgess Is a Loser again.

| Original Score: C | Mar 8, 2023

An unoriginal romcom with a nostalgic feel which promises to but can't deliver being fun and uplifting, losing itself completely in the process.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Oct 29, 2019

Although marketed as a lighthearted rom-com with positive messages, Sierra Burgess crosses too many ethical lines to fully enjoy.

| Original Score: C- | Aug 18, 2019

'Sierra Burgess is a Loser' could only envelop those who are willing to ignore the film's weaknesses. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 5, 2019

As cliché as it sounds, despite its few missteps, Sierra Burgess Is A Loser is a winner for Purser, Beer, and Samuels and by extension, Netflix.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 17, 2018

The original Netflix film is in the style of John Hughes, who in the '80s filled theaters with titles like The Breakfast Club or Sixteen Candles. [Full review in Spanish]

| Oct 8, 2018

It knows who Sierra Burgess is and it tips a nod to every Sierra Burgess out there all while somehow reminding people that who you are really is okay and that being a loser doesn't mean you have to believe yourself to be one.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Oct 8, 2018

The last twenty minutes are improbable and dishonest, but the rest of the movie is charming enough for it to avoid being totally disappointing. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 18, 2018

Following the controversial release of the show Insatiable, Sierra Burgess is a Loser provides a message about body positivity and shows that women that don't fall into the typical beauty standards are worthy of love too.

| Sep 18, 2018

Sierra Burgess is a Loser will make you wonder whether every girl is made to be a mean one, while you also ask yourself just how deep beauty is to you.

| Sep 17, 2018

Despite an honest, tender lead performance from Shannon Purser, too many elements of Sierra Burgess leave such an unpleasant taste in the mouth.

| Sep 14, 2018

Engaging teen romcom has underage drinking, language.

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

Much of the film is cringeworthy, and not in the instructive, empathetic manner of Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade.

| Sep 11, 2018

Though the script's characterization of Sierra is at times uneven, Purser figures out her mix of confidence and insecurity.

| Sep 11, 2018

[It's] a love story that should never be celebrated and, thirty years after Sixteen Candles, another movie I don't want to share with my daughter.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Sep 10, 2018

Its heart is in the right place and it really focuses on the insecurities women can face with regards to body image and the need to be seen as perfect, but its delivery leaves much to be desired.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Sep 10, 2018

It's a candy-coloured and candy-flavoured teen romance that could best be described as pleasant - it's not transcendent but at least it's not The Kissing Booth.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 8, 2018

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser has an earnest, grounded tone and that suits Purser well.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Sep 7, 2018