Its Middle American cast of plastic females and self-regarding males look and behave like delegates to a Republican convention. The slight plot is strung out on a series of gross jokes.

| May 3, 2022

Watch with compassion.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 22, 2019

There's also a darkly handsome high school heartbreak kid (Michael Schoeffling), a merciful brisk pace, some quick humor (visual and verbal), and a solid music track.

| Jul 18, 2007

As the girl, Molly Ringwald is natural and appealing, but she's lost in a world of blunt, vicious caricatures.

| Jul 18, 2007

Sly humour and an appreciative ear for the demotic improv of teenage chat completes an attractive package.

| Jun 24, 2006

A sweet and funny movie about two of the worst things that can happen to a girl on her sixteenth birthday.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 23, 2004

Most of the the movie is cheerful and light, showcasing Mr. Hughes's knack for remembering all those aspects of middle-class American adolescent behavior that anyone else might want to forget.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 20, 2003

Molly Ringwald is radiant here as the eternal teen looking for love.

| Mar 10, 2003

Sixteen Candles is a youth movie that somehow succeeds despite its multiple excesses.

Full Review | Dec 8, 2002