Pretty in Pink

"While the script contains trite and unbelievable dialogue, the superbly convincing performances make up for (it)..."

"Sweet but predictable..."

"(Hughes) seemed to be more in touch with real teenagers than any writer in Hollywood (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club). But that magic is missing here..."

"The movie neatly captures the nuances of youth.."

"Howard Deutch is a nice surprise... His precise, unexploitative direction is sympathetic to the awkward pauses in teen talk, to the mopery of first love, to the suicidal bravado of words spoken in heat."

"Irresistibly sweet..."

"In the end Pretty in Pink is as fraudulent as the junk it's supposed to transcend."

"Stuck in a too-familiar groove."

"A rather intelligent (if not terribly original) look at adolescent insecurities."

"To be able to give this kind of stuff new and sympathetic twists is a tribute to Hughes' skill with narrative, and to Ringwald's magnetism as a performer."

"Miss Ringwald's pouty naturalness remains her biggest asset, and her performance is once again appealing."

"Although it is not a great movie, it contains some moments when the audience is likely to think, yes, being 16 was exactly like that."