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(1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1   A - "It's funny, romantic, tender, probing and true to life."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3.5/4 "Peter Sollett’s Raising Victor Vargas is a tenderhearted evocation of a young Latino’s conflicts with girls and his own stubborn family."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez A "One of the most deliciously authentic films I've ever seen."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B+ "Contains some of the most loose-limbed, realistic dialogue ever uttered in a film about teenagers."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov A- "Narratively slight but wonderfully vivid and genuinely moving."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "A beguiling coming-of-age story set in New York during one sweltering summer when teenagers are seesawing between bravado and timid vulnerability in the face of sex's mysteries."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "A satisfying motion picture that wins its audience over because the characters are allowed to be themselves."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "ultimately, it lacks the backbone, the thematic heft, to be anything beyond a sweet redemption story"   Los Angeles Alternative   Jay Antani 3/4 "Tender, funny, and ripe with feeling."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 10/10 "These teens are not off-putting nor rude and crude, as so many movies like to make teens out to be. They are human ... the movie gives much respect to the intelligence they have inside."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 4/4 "It wonderfully captures both the innocent side of teenage puppy love and the posturing that always threatens to end that innocence."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 7/10 "Never once feels false or hits a sour note, and its actors don't seem at all like they're acting."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 4/4 "It’s sweet and funny and sexy, not unlike ‘Y Tu Mama Tambien’."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B "Sollett's writing is strong, achieving his goal of innocence regained by the purity of first love and the hilariously misguided efforts of a well-meaning, immigrant grandmother."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/5 "Despite some questionable plot decisions, Sollet shows how awkward, crazy, and redeeming being in love can be."   Filmcritic.com   Pete Croatto 4/5 "There is a raw tenderness at the heart of the film that actually catches us off guard at the end."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 4/5 "The realistic characters and dialogue make this a superior example of a New York indie style film, because these people are just so true!"   Film Threat   Rich Cline C+ "Better than many other films in the dreaded 'coming-of-age' genre, but is not exceptional."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "["Raising Victor Vargas"] is such a well crafted, good hearted teen romance I hope it gets deserved life in the after market."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "Captures the awkwardness of adolescence like few films have."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell "A modest and tightly focused picture, and its very directness makes it piercingly intimate."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 7/10 Read review   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel 8/10 Read review   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger  (1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1