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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100VarietyEddie CockrellVarietyEddie CockrellGirl Asleep is an exuberant example of imaginative filmmaking that takes its cues from imagination and talent — with nary a focus group in sight.
- 90Screen DailySarah WardScreen DailySarah WardMyers crafts an effervescent yet astute splash of teen life that delights the eyes, warms the heart and tickles the funny bone in equal measures.
- This assured debut tells us teenage girls can – and will – save themselves.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterHarry WindsorThe Hollywood ReporterHarry WindsorGirl Asleep might be about an awakening, but it’s not a sexual awakening, and this is one teen comedy in which, at long last, the geek doesn’t get the girl.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAs it seesaws between Greta’s conscious and unconscious minds, the movie begins to feel like a waking dream.
- 60Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe color riot, the polyester/shag décor and the cartoon portrayals detract. Girl Asleep thinks it’s a stylishly resonant fairy tale about identity when the primary takeaway is an exquisitely curated slide show.
- 58The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyNever betraying an iota of lived experience, it trots out tropes seen in dozens of movies and sitcom episodes (the embarrassing dad, the big party, the fictional rock star crush, etc.), which can ring true only because they’ve been in circulation for decades.
- 50The PlaylistGary GarrisonThe PlaylistGary GarrisonFor all the moments of visual flair and earnest fun, it’s a film so indebted to Anderson (among obvious others) that it never manages to become something of its own.
- 50Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemereneFrom the overtly vibrant colors to the caricaturesque dimensions of the performances, the film's aesthetic promises a great allegorical message that never arrives.