such as depression, suicide, sex and love with a straightforward honesty. For once, a film about young people is completely free of snark and irony." Writing for Time, Stephanie Zacharek opined that the film "captures the joy and agony—and the lasting scars—of teenage romance." David Ehrlich, reviewing for IndieWire, praised Tanne's direction of the film, writing that he employed "a more patient and open-ended aesthetic than you’d expect to find in a YA adaptation; shot on a 35mm stock that can make an entire bedroom vibrate with potential, some entire scenes are captured in just a handful of static medium-wide shots that aren’t afraid to set these characters adrift in a vast sea of their own feelings." He wrote that the film "has an uncanny way of capturing the basic combustibility of teenage feelings." The film was nominated for “Best Streaming Movie of the Year” at the 2021 SEC Awards. Youth-oriented online media platform The Second Angle placed the film at number 5 on its list of "Ultimate 25 movies every girl must watch before turning 25." Comic Book Resources listed the film as #3 in their article, "10 Best Coming-of-Age Movies On Prime Video," writing that it "dives deep into complicated themes like sadness, love, affection, sex, and regret and showcases them honestly and beautifully. There is no pretense in Chemical Hearts, and Grace and Austin's bond is an unforgettable one." References External links 2020 films 2020s coming-of-age drama films 2020 romantic drama films Amazon Studios films American coming-of-age drama films American romantic drama films Films based on American novels Films based on young adult literature Films scored by Stephen James Taylor Films set in New Jersey Films shot in New Jersey Amazon Prime Video original films 2020s English-language films 2020s American films