"...Silverstone is a winner. And so is the movie, which also functions as a lunatic update of 'Emma'..."
Rolling Stone "...[Silverstone is] dead-on....A satirical portrait..." - Recommended
Premiere "...Alicia Silverstone goes to the head of the comedy class as Cher in the oft-hilarious high-school parody CLUELESS....[She] beams throughout..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
USA Today "...CLUELESS is a smart and funny movie, and the characters are in on the joke....It will appeal to anyone who has a sense of humor and an ear for the ironic..."
Chicago Sun-Times "Arguably the CITIZEN KANE of mall-rat movies, Heckerling's savvy transposition of Jane Austen's EMMA to rich-kid California remains a delight."
Sight and Sound "...A fresh, disarmingly bright and at times explosively funny comedy..."
Variety "...Clever and amusing....[The] direction is dead-on as well, with every actor in the extensive cast both understanding and responding admirably to the material..."
Los Angeles Times "Thirteen years after she directed FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, Heckerling still had a jeweler's eye for the tics and traits of teens who hang out at the mall." -- Grade: B+
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