Show Me Love

Show Me Love has the pulse of teen life down-pat, shaming its many sleek and glossy American counterparts at every turn.

Moodysson has an uncanny eye and ear for teen speech and attitude, and is able to capture it without the usual condescension and exploitation.

Not only feels real, but it avoids preciousness and cute eccentricity and, in its lean, almost grave, cut-and-dried delivery makes more of an emotional impact because we're able to imprint our own memories of adolescence upon it.

Its portrait of adolescence seems so authentic that it puts most Hollywood products to shame.

Powerful, funny romantic drama.

Grainy color stock and tight closeups give the film a realistic feel that's accentuated by natural performances from the able young cast.

A light, breezy, often charming little film, with a good cast playing mostly shallow characters.