Synopsis
Dave, a high school senior, spends most of his time pining away over a girl he can’t have. Aubrey, a junior with artistic aspirations, has a hot boyfriend who doesn’t quite understand her or seem to care. Although they go to different schools, Dave and Aubrey find themselves at the same party. When both head outside to get some air, they meet. A casual conversation sparks an instant connection, and, over the course of a weekend, things turn magical, romantic, complicated, and funny as Aubrey and Dave discover what it's like to fall in love for the first time.
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Cast
- Dylan O'BrienDave Hodgman
- Britt RobertsonAubrey Miller
- Craig RobertsSimon Daldry
- James FrechevilleRonny
- Victoria JusticeJane Harmon
- Maggie Elizabeth JonesStella
- Halston SageBrianna
- Lamarcus TinkerBig Corporation
- Joshua MalinaAubrey's Dad
- Christine TaylorAubrey's Mom
Recommendations
- 83
The A.V. Club
In the first 15 minutes, viewers may be rolling their eyes at these kids; by the end, they might be eager to re-watch that opening scene, to get to know them all over again. - 80
Village Voice
Something of a wonder, a palm-size ball of banter and irony and earnestness that never stops rolling and almost never misses the sweet spots. - 70
The New York Times
Sure, you've seen this story before, but this version has a freshness nonetheless. - 60
Los Angeles Times
There is much to like here, a sense of nuance and nonjudgmental emotional openness, yet Kasdan's teenage miniaturism never quite blooms. The First Time is respectfully delicate, a little too polite. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Feels slight and pretty ordinary by the end, with no edge or compelling insights, just a reasonable feel for teen attitudes and banter. - 50
New York Post
An inoffensive but bland ode to the talky high school movies of John Hughes and Cameron Crowe. - 50
Arizona Republic
The First Time sets out to be the thinking kids' teen sex comedy but misses the mark by failing its characters. [18 Oct 2012] - 40
Variety
This teen romance proves perilously short on substance, insight and novelty, unless you count its characters being afflicted with a case of "Juno" mouth.
