The life of Lucas, a young teenager high school guy, who is nerd and liar, who falls in love with Maggie, a young attractive girl, and lies on her by telling her that he lives in a mansion, has been changed completely, when Maggie knows the truth and everything about him, the thing that brings terrible for him.
No, it's not a daringly original plot and yes, it is sentimental, but Mr. Seltzer handles his small story as gently as Lucas handles the baby locust he finds in the road.
Kalamazoo Gazette
July 29, 2002
a mid-1980s sleeper that's worth rediscovering
Common Sense Media
January 02, 2011
A realistic look at a teen's coming-of-age.
Chicago Tribune
August 23, 2016
Having carefully and sensitively drawn an interesting character and put him in an interesting place, the filmmakers start painting with their fingers and ultimately provide a very familiar picture.
It's a poignant and effective character study that manages not only to explore important teenage issues without condescending to the audience, but to offer an upbeat ending without descending into mawkishness.
It would be tragic if this film would get lost in the shuffle of "teenage movies." This is a movie that is as pure and true to the adolescent experience as Truffaut's The 400 Blows.
