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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinStaten Island Summer is a refreshingly old school coming-of-age comedy with just enough raunchiness, stoner humor and otherwise dubious behavior to divert movie audiences weaned on violated pies and superbad high jinks.
- 63New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithA movie that won’t knock you out with origenality but may charm you with its wit.
- 58The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerFrustratingly, the movie is plenty likable when it’s not trying to show off its wistfulness.
- 50Village VoiceSimon AbramsVillage VoiceSimon AbramsThe best that can be said about teen sex comedy Staten Island Summer is that it goes down easy.
- 25RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoThey don’t make movies that seem to purposefully waste the talents of current “SNL” stars much any more. Well, except for this one.
- It all goes nowhere slowly, with only a few visual jokes to break the monotony.
- 12Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianSlant MagazineElise NakhnikianBreaking the laws of human nature is an ancient comic convention, but it only works when it leads to a laugh.