right." Carlo Cavagna thought it a "dark teen comedy that tries way too hard to be a dark teen comedy." The Seattle Post-Intelligencer accused the film of being an "ugly, cheap attempt at satire", and Slant magazine called it "a pretty unpersuasive lecture". Adam Vary of The Advocate called the film "rife with political incorrectness." Critic Armond White deemed the film "ingenious." The film has a "rotten" 33 percent rating at Rotten Tomatoes based on 79 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The site's consensus reads: "Pretty Persuasion aims for high satire but falls short of poignancy by depending on too much black humor, with too little redeeming humanity to provide balance". References External links Cincinnati City Beat: Happy Sundance Ending 2005 films 2005 black comedy films 2005 directorial debut films 2005 independent films 2005 LGBT-related films 2000s high school films 2000s teen comedy films American black comedy films American high school films American independent films American LGBT-related films American teen comedy films 2000s English-language films Female bisexuality in film Films about narcissism Films about sexual harassment Films about suicide Films directed by Marcos Siega Films set in Beverly Hills, California Films shot in Los Angeles Lesbian-related films LGBT-related black comedy films 2000s American films