Kaitlyn Dever og Beanie Feldstein i rollerne som Amy og Molly spiller blændende; de er frygtløst underholdende i deres fremstilling af to meget uerfarne teenpiger, der er villige til at lære på farten, og i Booksmart går det stærkt.

...filmen er mest af alt en rammende og rørende kærlighedshistorie om venskab – der også omfatter at turde give hinanden plads.

...a different kind of teen comedy – clever and buoyant, proudly feminist and wonderfully reassuring that, yeah, the kids are alright.

...a stellar high school comedy with an A+ cast, a brilliant script loaded with witty dialogue, eye-catching cinematography, swift editing, and a danceable soundtrack.

...it feels fresh, a film that will be rewatched and quoted, held on a pedestal by those who understand its necessity.

Walking a path of well-trodden hedonistic youth, first-time director Olivia Wilde carves a note-perfect millennial portrait rife with specificity.

Wilde expertly modulates the giddy highs and bittersweet lows of being a teenager...