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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyVarietyA simple, lovely and thoughtful teenage story that occasionally shines due to fine characterizations and lucid dialog.
- 80The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinIt has a light touch, a disarming cast, a well-developed sense of humor and a lot of charm. [27 Feb 1987, p.C17]
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversA hand-me-down cast? Far from it. Masterson and Stoltz possess talent and charm to spare... Wonderful aspires to be little more than the hot-and- happening teen flick of the moment. At that it succeeds.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThis is kid stuff, but such well acted, well made stuff that inside 15 minutes you're sitting there like a teenager yourself wondering which girl Keith will wind up with. [27 Feb 1987]
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt is not about whether the hero will get the girl. It is about whether the hero should get the girl, and when was the last time you saw a movie that even knew that could be the question?
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineStoltz turns in a restrained, realistic performance, and Thompson is quite good in what could easily have become a thankless role. But far and away, this is Masterson's film. An amazingly mature young actress, Masterson skillfully brings subtlety, depth, and nuance to her character.
- It's Masterson who dominates Some Kind of Wonderful. Like her energy, Masterson's beauty is kinetic, internalized, and she's a winner even if the film itself runs third in the Hughes opus on teenhood.
- 50Chicago TribuneDave KehrChicago TribuneDave KehrIt's Mary Stuart Masterson, bringing a depth and tenacity to her role that nowhere appears in the screenplay, who leaves the lasting impression. She escapes the airiness of Hughes's vision to establish something like a human being. [22 Feb 1987]
- 50TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelThin, gulpy, awkward, it stands before us, artlessly begging sympathy but betraying its creator's worst weakness. [9 Mar 1987, p.86]
- 50Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonLos Angeles TimesSheila BensonDid you miss "Pretty in Pink," with the glowing Molly Ringwald? No problem. Some Kind of Wonderful, which has the same director -- Howard Deutch -- also has the same story... The real complaint, however, is that Hughes has absolutely nothing new to report -- no fresh perspectives, no gratefully received maturity, nothing added or depleted. [27 Feb 1987]