students. Cast Music Reception Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 47% rating based on 19 reviews and an average rating of 5.62/10. Metacritic gives the film a score of 55 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Among the negative reviews, Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "There is much to like here, a sense of nuance and non-judgmental emotional openness, yet Kasdan's teenage miniaturism never quite blooms," whilst Joshua Rothkopf of Time Out New York said, "Writer-director Jonathan Kasdan can't even bother to satisfy the buildup with a real moment of consummation (welcome to the fade to black) or believable postcoital complications." Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter was similarly unimpressed, remarking, "Despite intermittent laughs and charm, The First Time feels slight and pretty ordinary by the end, with no edge or compelling insights". However, New York Times critic Neil Genzlinger wrote a positive review, stating, "The list of temptations a filmmaker can fall into when making a movie about high school students and virginity is quite long, but Jonathan Kasdan avoids most of them in his sweet, low-key comedy “The First Time.” No gratuitous raunchiness here and only a few tired caricatures in a genre usually jammed with them." And Daniel Fienberg of HitFix enthused, "The First Time doesn't look or feel like a Sundance competition entry, but if you overlook it due to that television pedigree, you'll miss out on an effectively sweet, frequently clever offering buoyed by an attractive group of stars". Release The First Time received a limited release in the United States on October 19, 2012, grossing $22,836 domestically and $92,654 worldwide. It was released on DVD and digital download on March 12, 2013. References External links 2012 films 2012 romantic comedy films 2010s coming-of-age comedy films 2010s high school films 2010s teen comedy films 2010s teen romance films American coming-of-age comedy films American high school films American romantic comedy films American teen comedy films American teen romance films Coming-of-age romance films Films about virginity Films shot in California 2010s English-language films 2010s American films