Atom User Reviews for American Graffiti
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Chandra Jennings
I am so glad that I did not allow a few reviews stop me from seeing this movie. It was wonderful to see famous actors when they were younger like Harrison Ford and Richard Dryfus. The storyline did keep me engaged, but dragged at times. I was super impressed by all of the…
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Cathy Maver-Johnson
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Mark Wasko
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Kimberly Henry
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Jabril Shank
Metacritic
USER SCORE (83)
Generally favorable reviews based on 83 Reviews
On the surface, Lucas has made a film that seems almost artless; his teenagers cruise Main Street and stop at Mel’s Drive-In and listen to Wolfman Jack on the radio and neck and lay rubber and almost convince themselves their moment will last forever. But the film’s buried structure shows an innocence in the process of being lost, and as its symbol Lucas provides the elusive blonde in the white Thunderbird -- the vision of beauty always glimpsed at the next intersection, the end of the next street.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times