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(1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1   3.5/5 "you could pin it as yet another in a long line of Wes Anderson/Todd Solondz rip-offs, and in some ways, it sorta is."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin B+ "Positively winning coming-of-age drama/comedy stacks the deck with newcomer Reece Daniel Thompson as Hal Hefner, a stuttering New Jersey High School student."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 2.5/5 "Rocket Science is a story smothered by its own eccentricities."   DVDTalk.com   David Cornelius 2.5/4 "...eventually comes off as an engaging and surprisingly affecting little drama..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B "It offers plenty of smart laughs and genuine character development."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B "Like its characters--and unlike those in most pictures set in high school--this movie is smart."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "One of the year's most endearing coming-of-age stories."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2.5/4 "The problem with Rocket Science is that the character at the center of the drama isn't very energetic or, truth be told, interesting. This makes it difficult at times to remain engaged in the unfolding tale."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli A- "quirky drama is populated with angst ridden high school students"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit C+ "...a slight coming of age tale with some natural moments, yes, but also with obvious humor (when there is any), racist undertones, and an underwhelming lead. Rocket Science never made me crack a smile."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford B+ "Thompson and Kendricks and the debate scenes make this one of the best coming-of-age stories in many months."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 2/4 "Quirky, quirky, quirky goes Rocket Science. Round, round, round roll my eyes."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 4.5/5 "A fiercely personal and yet engaging--and often outright hysterical--look into a young man on the brink of adulthood."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 3.5/5 "For all its quirky characterizations, semi-clever dialogue and convention-defying plot contortions, Rocket Science is a fairly schizophrenic affair."   Cinematical   Scott Weinberg "Self-consciously quirky on the outside, this gentle teenage fable has an affecting, openhearted core."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 6/10 "The film isn't really laugh-out-loud hilarious - much too painful for that - but it's not supposed to be."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton  (1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1