Violet is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition. Driven by a pop-fueled soundtrack, Teen Spirit is a visceral and stylish spin on the Cinderella story.... (Full plot summary below)
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Violet is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition. Driven by a pop-fueled soundtrack, Teen Spirit is a visceral and stylish spin on the Cinderella story.
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| Film ThreatBobby LePireMinghella’s incredible directorial debut is a technicolor, neon-drenched fever dream. It is told with remarkable visual prowess, jaw-dropping editing, a soundtrack to die for, career-best performances from its central cast, and most importantly, heart. This is not to be missed. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisTeen Spirit, Max Minghella’s sweet and touching directing debut, is both proudly clichéd and refreshingly different. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanDon’t expect more of Teen Spirit than the movie can deliver: It’s an unapologetically slight story about a girl with ambitions that many would call shallow. But even as it obeys the rules of the Cinderella story in many ways, it defies them in some others. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMinghella does a fine job of capturing the essence of the 21st century talent competition show and all its corny, addictive allure. |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichThe music and locations are specific so that the characters don’t have to be — viewers can take the movie on its own terms, while also projecting themselves onto it. |
| TheWrapSteve PondMinghella, to his credit, makes it an entertaining ride even when we see where it’s going, and Fanning turns out to be a terrific singer well suited to the alternative-rock playlist she’s given. |
| Consequence of SoundMichael RoffmanSimply put, Elle Fanning is Teen Spirit. This is a performance piece, nothing more and nothing less, and those invested in seeing Fanning soar in her career have every reason to watch. |
| The A.V. ClubCaroline SiedeIn a film seemingly aimed more at teens than adults, Minghella effectively updates that familiar star-is-born template for an arthouse-minded Instagram generation. |
| Original-CinJim SlotekMinghella’s directorial debut is awash with mean girls, pretty boys, seizure-inducing club scenes, headache-inducing auto-tune, and a thin plot that unfolds (and ends) dizzyingly quickly. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversYou can kill the vibe of Minghella’s film with nitpicking, but Fanning rides the movie home to glory. She is simply sensational. |
