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- BARELY LETHAL is often laugh-out-loud funny, but the characters are underdeveloped and one-dimensional, and most of the plot points feel like add-ons that are never fully developed. And with the movie continually referencing classics such as The Breakfast Club, it sets itself up for failure from the beginning.
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May 29, 2015 · Seeking a normal adolescence, a special-operations agent (Hailee Steinfeld) fakes her own death and enrolls in high school as an exchange student.
- (35)
- Kyle Newman
- PG-13
- Hailee Steinfeld
Homage to teen movies has comic violence, sex, profanity. Read Common Sense Media's Barely Lethal review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Kyle Newman
- Grace Montgomery
- Lions Gate
May 29, 2015 · ‘Barely Lethal’: Film Review. Hailee Steinfeld plays a secret agent mentored by Samuel L. Jackson and pursued by Jessica Alba in Kyle Newman’s high-school comedy.
Apr 30, 2015 · Barely Lethal: Directed by Kyle Newman. With Jaime King, Samuel L. Jackson, Madeleine Stack, Sophie Turner. A teenage special ops agent coveting a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school.
- (23K)
- Action, Comedy
- Kyle Newman
- 2015-04-30
'BARELY LETHAL': Three Stars (Out of Five) An action-comedy flick about a teenage government assassin, who longs for a normal high school life; so she fakes her own death, and takes on a new identity, to get one. The movie stars Hailee Steinfeld, Sophie Turner, Dove Cameron, Thomas Mann, Toby Sebastian, Jessica Alba and Samuel L. Jackson.
May 29, 2015 · “Barely Lethal” is an amusing comedy for a certain demographic, but because of its plot and cast it might instead draw a crowd that will greet it with contempt.
May 29, 2015 · Barely Lethal's combination of bawdy humor and earnest affection for its high-school-aged protagonists is surprisingly well-balanced. Read More By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW