Dare

Name: Dare
Director: Adam Salky
Released: 2009

Synopsis

An aspiring actress, her misfit best friend, and a loner become engaged in an intimate and complicated relationship.

70
The Hollywood Reporter
A smart and well-observed entry in the genre, is a cut above the usual hijinks.
70
The New York Times
As it develops, Dare lays out some interesting psychological puzzles, though the filmmakers lack the technique to explore them as thoroughly as you might wish.
63
New York Post
A high school coming-of-age film that dares to push the envelope. It doesn't always succeed, but that's not for lack of trying.
63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Think of the film from director Adam Salky and screenwriter David Brind as "Pretty in Pink" crossed with "Cruel Intentions."
60
Los Angeles Times
The film lacks the comedic charm of "American Pie," but with its dark, hyper-sexualization of teens, it offers an engrossing if not soap opera-esque tale of self-discovery.
58
Entertainment Weekly
Dare, a sweetly sexed-up high school triangle movie, is like a John Hughes comedy trying to pass itself off as ''transgressive.''
50
Variety
This "Cruel Intentions"-style cesspool of teenage hanky-panky may be more scandalous than its chaste Disney counterpart, but that doesn't necessarily make it any more authentic.
40
Village Voice
Zach Gilford's game performance is still no match for the film's catalog of easy ironies, awkward framings, and advice on how to play Blanche DuBois.