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The We and the I

2012

Michel Gondry

Michael Brodie, Teresa Lynn, Mia Lobo, Meghan Murphy ...

6.4

376

Drama A look at the lives of a group of teenagers who ride the same bus route, and how their relationships change and evolve on the last day of school. After a mysterious three-month absence, Teresa climbs aboard the bus taking a winding route through the Bronx to be reinitiated into her pack. There's a semi-boyfriend to placate, his braggish mates to stand down. She's lost her place on the backseat and it must be won back.

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Rambling and unpolished, the film has a scrappy charm that springs organically from the characters and their stories."	NEU
United Kingdom	Henry Barnes The Guardian	"Michel Gondry's signature playfulness keeps an otherwise stifling schoolbus journey through the Bronx entertaining. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	James Rocchi IndieWire	"Muddled, muffled and mixing empty comedy with empty dramatics, 'The We and the I' is an abject failure."	NEG
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"'The We and the I' neither scolds nor sentimentalizes its young characters. Instead the film invites viewers (...) to immerse themselves in the chaos, glee and heartache of a long ride home on the last day of school."	POS
United Kingdom	Mark Adams Screendaily	"While initially a little heavy-handed as it sets up its character-heavy format its strength comes as its young, inexperienced, cast make their impact on the film, with the closing scenes powerful and subtly moving."	POS

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