
A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends--one an older-brother figure, the other a girl with whom he is in love-- fall for each other.... (Full plot summary below)
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A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends--one an older-brother figure, the other a girl with whom he is in love-- fall for each other.
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| Common Sense MediaRandy WhiteA realistic look at a teen's coming-of-age. |
| MovieholeClint MorrisHighly entertaining. A movie for the underdog in all of us. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertLucas is one of the year's best films, and although its three stars are all teenagers, I doubt if anyone of any age will give more sensitive and effective performances this year. |
| Sarasota Herald-TribuneChristopher LloydIt's hard to think of another movie where so many young performers have so forcefully announced themselves to the world. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliLucas manages to be touching, sad, thoughtful, funny, and joyous - it's a nearly-perfect portrait of the incredible highs and lows that accompany the high school journey of a square peg who doesn't fit into a round hole. |
| EmpireJo BAn uncliched teen movie that features terrific performances from a young cast. |
| The New York TimesWalter GoodmanNo, it's not a daringly original plot and yes, it is sentimental, but Mr. Seltzer handles his small story as gently as Lucas handles the baby locust he finds in the road. |
| Miami HeraldBill CosfordUltimately, this is the kind of film that gets more points for what it isn't—i.e., a typical teen comedy loaded with boob and fart jokes—than for what it is. |
| Washington PostPaul AttanasioLucas is about as likable as this kind of movie ever gets.At the heart of Lucas is an interesting idea -- a Woody Allen movie for kids, with a bespectacled, nerdy hero -- that never gets developed. Still, director David Seltzer has kept it low-key, sweet and personal -- it's like a nice "Afterschool Special." |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLucas is as irresistible as its slight, brilliant, bespectacled 14-year-old hero (Corey Haim), a kid who in his spare time catches insects in a net--but only to study them, not to kill them. |