WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Cunninghamolga This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

grcheatham If you have been in love---and I mean that special love that only happens once---then you will love this movie about first love. I couldn't turn it off and knew it was something different from the start. Two so destined for love yet one is the only willing one at first. You long for the boy to realize that is one very special girl that he will never forget yet he just doesn't get it until the last. Well, isn't that the way life is so often. Yet in the end all works out. Not a Rob Reiner fan but he he masterfully told a story that I shall not forget.

pmomailme-49635 Bryce is the new kid in town and the girl, Juli, across the street has a severe crush on him. She pursues him tirelessly and he continually rebuffs her. This is a great piece of scripting, directing and editing, as you see significant events between the two twice. Once through the eyes of each with often different recollections. The younger Juli is played charmingly by Morgan Lily. The older one, around 13-14 played by Madeline Carroll steals the show. Carroll has true acting chops and one would hope that there will be opportunities for her in Hollywood. Callan McAuliffe is an absurdly handsome young man as Bryce, Juli's obsession. He conveys Bryce's feelings well and he takes you back to that age convincingly. He is a confused adolescent, trying to fit in and please everybody. The rest of the cast is first-rate led by old pro John Mahoney of "Frazier" as Bryce's grandfather. Juli's parents are played nicely by Aidan Quinn and Penelope Ann Miller. Bryce's mom is Rebecca DeMornay and his unlikable dad is played well by Anthony Edwards. How nice to see a movie with characters I care about. A nice little yarn.

Qi Ding First of all, I love this movie so much and I would like to appreciate Rob because he reminds me of my first love via this movie. The movie is processing with two main characters – Juli and Bryce. Juli is a very beautiful girl: Long chestnut hair, big green eyes, like a melted ice cream in the summer. However, she is pretty naughty. She is ready for a relationship when she is 7 and she even hit the newspaper's headline because of hampering her neighbors cutting the tree. She is entangled his new neighbor which is a little handsome boy Bryce. Bryce doesn't like to stay with Juli and so does his father Steven. Steven thinks Juli seems to be too animated and he hates Juli's father too! Steven thinks Richard is a jerk because of his ugly painting and ugly courtyard. In short, Juli's family is a freak in the neighborhood. With the age growing up. Juli and Bryce's life are slowly and subtly changing. Their views of the each other and also the world are changing too. In this process, Bryce's grandfather Chet plays an important character. He is the first guy to helps Bryce finds Juli's unique and helps Juli in obscurity. Moreover, the most interesting thing of the story is that the director uses the linear narrative mode, it also has a sub-mode of repetition and contrast. In this way, I can clearly feel the difference, contradictions, gaps between the boys and girls. It just sent me back to when I was young and reminding how much I avoided girls and how many tricks that I put on them.My favorite part of the film is the experiences of the main character's growth. Most of the coming of age genre movies are event driven not personality driven, the psychological changes and behavioral choices are often driven by some sudden events. However, Flipped describes the processing of the growing and maturing in the daily life. Juli doesn't love thinking since she was young. She realizes the beauty's difference of the appearance and the inherent when she pursuits the true beauty. Bryce also becomes a warrior from a cowardly kid step by step. Rob leads us to flip from Juli's view to Bryce's view to shows us the true nature of their friendship and love, their love and respect to each other and ends this story with a lovely and sweet ending. All in all, I enjoyed this movie and would like to recommend it!

MartinHafer I really, really liked this film and now wonder why it didn't make more impact when it debuted. Perhaps it was just one of those films that slipped between the cracks because "Flipped" is a wonderful coming of age film--and is among director Rob Reiner's best.The film is set mostly in the early 1960s. A young boy, Bryce, moves to a new neighborhood and almost instantly the girl across the street, Juli, begins mooning over him and acting like she's infatuated with him. But he's 7--and hating girls and mushy stuff is normal and he resists her charms. But she persists as the years pass--and she's convinced herself that Bryce is her dream boy. But, as the years pass, Bryce is just as convinced that Juli is a pest. However, eventually, Bryce's attitude starts to change...too bad Juli's is as well!This is a remarkable film in so many ways. The direction is wonderful--perfectly paced and very sweet. The writing is also exceptionally sweet and enchanting. It also helped that there were some wonderful supporting actors to assist in telling the story-- some characters you really liked and cared about and a couple who were complete jerks. John Mahoney was particularly good, but the entire cast was wonderful in this movie. Overall, the elements all work together to tell a sweet story that anyone could love. My only quibble, and it's a very minor one, is about the music. Too many older films are saturated with oldies music. While a bit is nice, with some it sounds more like a best of record album...and at times I would have preferred "Flipped" to have been a bit quieter. Not a major complaint by any means and I still give this film a well deserved 9.