Very well executed

Too many fans seem to be blown away

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Blistering performances.

This was a surprise, and some fine acting saves this film from Disney TV territory. Though much of the plot hinges on inexplicable behaviour- (Why is Jessica Beal so angry? Even she doesn't seem to know!) cute dialog and charming vignettes make this teen friendly film a pleasant and even funny watch.

I believe this movie has a nice story line: a teenage girl missing out on the trends of adolescence and wants to be a part of it; and great casting: Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Drucker, Dove Cameron and Thomas Mann to name a few who did a fine job. I expected funny moments, and there were funny moments, actually funnier than I expected, and such as are peculiar to high school.Megan (Steinfeld) thought she could eventually be the best student at Newton High School as she was at Prescott, but realizes it's not as easy adjusting to it's highs and lows in just a few days or weeks. Jason Drucker, I'd say was my favorite character. He already likes Megan even before she arrived "from Canada", and throughout the movie, kept me giggling anytime he was on screen. He always looked like he wished he could say more than he was given. Cameron was splendid. I could feel her initial dislike for a totally inexperienced newbie at high school; and Thomas Mann played his nerdy role brilliantly. Sophie did good being a second-best, less preferred agent, envious of 83. Jackson played a fatherly (sort-of) role: serious minded, and looking out for his Prescotts. Although I do not perfectly understand Jessica's role, but so far she did well.It's really a good movie. The cast and crew were excellent.

An action comedy with mostly female cast and Sam Jackson? Sign me the hell up!OK, the thing about Barely Lethal is that it's extremely predictable. But for some reason it does not lose its charm because of that. I watched this movie with a friend and mostly it was fun to guess who's going to do what and who's something secretly and all that. Sure, when you're watching the movie alone, it might not be that fun, but for this time it worked. If I'd watch it a second time, maybe that quality would be annoying - or would I even care, if I've already seen the film once and I know what's going to happen?I love the twist that there's a teenage assassin who loves high school movies. How many high school teens are there, who love all the spy / assassin stuff? A lot! This is definitely an interesting way to spin it.The writing of this movie wasn't the best. I only had Finnish subtitles so I might've missed a few puns because the translations were different of course. But like the plot? It has its strengths and it's easy and fun to watch but I've definitely seen better and worse movies. The writing in this film is barely decent, but Barely Lethal is still fun to watch when you know the tropes to both action and high school movies - and you know the main character has great knowledge of those high school movies. Barely Lethal is fun and has some interesting twists, but I wouldn't call it a good film. In my book it's above average, but mostly because of the humour and mostly female cast. It's worth watching, if you're into action comedies and high school movies, because if you hate either with a burning passion, you wouldn't enjoy this movie even a minute.

People don't seem to like this movie and i'm not sure why. yes it's formulaic, yes it's cliché, but I still think it's fun! What can i say, i'm a sucker for girly teen movies.This film is very predictable, but I like that it's a mix between a high school movie and an action/spy movie. there is not a lot of character development but I still liked the characters and I understood their motives. Samuel L. Jackson's was hilarious as Hardman and Hailee Steinfeld was well cast as the main character Megan Walsh.For me there where laugh-out-loud moments, I think the movie had a great sense of humour that made it upbeat and witty.This movie was charming and a ton of fun. I certainly see why people would think its dumb or even stupid because of its formulaic nature, but i liked it. A feel-good movie that is very charming and entertaining.