Girl in Progress

  • 2012


MOVIE IS rightfully marginal demographic enjoyable adequate
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26 %
32 % Rotten
$ 3 Million
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Positive Reviews 15
Negative reviews 19
Average Rating 2.4/5
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1.5
It wants audiences to know its in on the joke though its not always apparent that there even is a joke in the first place. Av Club
2.5
Newcomer Ramirez nails her characters self aware (but completely misguided) attempt to check off various rites of passage in order to reach the intang .. Common Sense Media
2.0
Coming of age is a rightfully popular film genre among viewers who enjoy seeing the young protagonist psychologically and morally grow into adulthood. We Got This Covered
1.5
Still, the film is not an out and out comedy, nor is it a supernatural spooker: It cant out camp the original and it doesnt make us fear the creatures .. Austin Chronicle
2.0
Uneasily poised between glib irony and earnest melodrama, Patricia Riggens coming of age tale is as scattered as its manic pubescent protagonist. Time Out
3.0
A decent cast and English language dialogue will give the Panamax Films production a better chance than most of finding its target audience. Screen Daily
3.5
Rather than waiting for the pitfalls and ignominies of teen life to befall her, Ansiedad makes a beeline straight for them, one by awesome and/or horr ..
3.0
Theres little to complain about here, but theres also little to cheer about. Benignly enjoyable during viewing, the production ultimately takes too fe .. Paste Magazine
1.9
Attention, women! You should never sleep with a man whose only attribute is that you want to sleep with him. I should write a book of my own. Rogerebert
3.0
Its easy to underemphasize exactly how tricky a movie like this can be, especially given its (merely surface) similarity to so much else in pop cultur .. Ny Daily News
3.5
While Girl In Progress isnt a bad film, it just isnt good enough to really say anything all that meaningful about the task of becoming an adult in a c .. JoBlo
1.9
Not a good film.But a marginal one that has trouble finding its tone Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
More script revisions, tighter editing, sharper dialogue and jettisoning a subplot or two might have made it a funnier, more focused and moving story. Usa Today
2.5
CAST Eva Mendes, Cierra Ramirez, Patricia Arquette LENGTH 1:30 BOTTOM LINE A confused coming of age movie that feels too serious for tweens and too si .. News Day
3.5
One just wishes more care had gone into the films later sequences, which devolve into formulaic predictability as they tie up the various story strand .. Film Journal International ..
2.2
The film raises the question of whether or not an individual can skip a crucial phase in life without the cultural rituals, pains and joys associated .. Emanuellevy
1.5
Were this movie given the Romanian New Wave narrative treatment, it might win a prize. Ew
2.0
Too bad they werent given a more plausible, in depth narrative to work with. Susang Ranger
1.0
It is hard to tell what kind of demographic this ponderous trifle is aimed at. Observer
3.0
But even in all its movie cuteness, Girl in Progress keeps its feet on the ground just enough to keep you watching. Movies
1.5
What is this movie Is it meant to be heartwarming Funny Satirical Moving Movies
1.3
To a borderline mindboggling extent, Girl in Progress actively discourages thought. Slant Magazine
3.2
A deconstructionist take on the teenage coming of age story, director Patricia Riggens adequate adaptation of Hiram Martinezs screenplay makes bold st .. Coles Mithey
2.5
Smart girls do stupid things, theres no doubt about it. But Ansiedads bad behavior is supposed to be both faux and earnest, a premise that doesnt jell .. Los Angeles Times
1.0
Girl in Progress is a movie in crisis.Is it a light hearted tween picture Nj
3.0
It handles the cliche well and doesnt get too wrapped up in its own emotion. 7M Pictures
3.1
In this better than average tween comedy aimed at the Latino market, Cierra Ramirez makes an impression as a precocious Seattle teenager who decides s .. New York Post
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
3.0
But it has the unpretentious energy and charm of a good YA girls novel. Ny Mag
1.5
As the lead, the young Cierra Ramirez is bright eyed and bushy tailed, but talent isnt enough to overcome the stagnant mediocrity of the dialogue. Ion Cinema
2.0
Any attempt to upend all thats trite about coming of age stories is appreciatedwatching Ansiedad go through the checklist of its tired components cert .. Entertainment Time
4.5
After all, at the end of the day, isnt each of us really just a GIRL IN PROGRESS.
1.5
As rites of passage go, Girl in Progress is a step backward for the genre. Boston Phoenix
4.5
It is heartbreaking story, but one in which few tears are shed, but ultimately turns into a victory dance. Reel Talk Online
1.5
Progress acknowledges clichs but has little interest in actually subverting them, instead growing more predictable and sentimental as it goes along. Film.com
3.0
Girl in Progress feels a little trapped by its own conceits: It plays with the idea that all rebellion is in some sense performed and makes a caricatu .. Movie Line
1.5
Teen comedy drama Girl in Progress is too self consciously quirky for its own good, but Cierra Ramirez brims with sparky charm. Movie Talk
1.5
Less a misfire than a missed opportunity, Girl In Progress squanders its time in high school, neglecting the mother daughter story that forms its more ..



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