The Young Offenders

  • 2016


MOVIE IS exuberantly convenient legitimate original contemporary
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$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 16
Average Rating 3.7/5
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3.0
Its not funny enough to rise above its clumsy story, but it has something rare in movies of its type: a good heart, which it demonstrates in surprisin .. The Times
4.0
This exuberantly daft teenage comedy has some similarities to The Inbetweeners but with a kinder, gentler wit. The Times
4.0
But its the bromantic banter between the hapless, but touchingly steadfast heroes and the moments of bleakly bruising slapstick that make this impecca .. Radio Times
4.5
Running a tight 85 minutes, it doesnt overstay its welcome or lag in the second half, either its lively from start to finish. Decider
4.0
The humour here is spot on its the most perceptive comic portrait of the adolescent male since The Inbetweeners, but with a naturalism that is unexpec .. The Guardian
3.0
The young leads crisp comic timing is another plus, though the whole package is hardly original and a notch less funny than seems to think it is. The Guardian
4.0
Its energetic and silly, but also rather sweet, smartly written and directed by Peter Foott and, at times, very funny indeed. Daily Mail
4.0
Despite its convenient Hollywood ending, The Young Offenders remains defiantly home grown, grass roots cinema; and is all the more enjoyable for it. Flim List
4.0
Raucously funny and winningly played, this is the best Irish comedy since Sing Street. Empire
3.5
One of the more fulfilling buddy flicks in the past few decades, one thats nearly on par with Edgar Wright fare. The Film Stage
4.0
This remains, however, an enormously funny, genuinely sweet romp that were it not for one jarring bum note would register as a contemporary classic.Th .. The Irish Times
3.8
But the delight is that Footts film feels fresh despite the influences, a very Irish take on this kind of teen comedy. The Play List
4.0
Sing Street worked its magic in the Spring; last weeks A Date for Mad Mary got the mix of heart and humour just right and now The Young Offenders brin .. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.0
Boiling down to a finale that strikes a satisfying note between intense and hilarious, the film ends on a cathartic note. Lw Lies
3.5
For the most part, it is delivered pretty broad and story wise you can feel it stretching to fill a cinema running time. Nz Herald
3.5
It would be easy from the promo to peg The Young Offenders as all dopey characters spouting snappy dialogue.Which it is, of course, but these dopey ch .. Film Ireland



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