ite ▁the ▁many ▁ter r ifying ▁moments ▁they ▁end ure ▁in ▁their ▁quest ▁scenes ▁that ▁will ▁leave ▁you ▁trem bling ▁and ▁gig g ling ▁at ▁once ▁It ▁is ▁even ▁more ▁powerful ▁in ▁the ▁warm , ▁easy ▁cam ar ader ie ▁between ▁its ▁young ▁stars ." ▁Lem ire ▁pra ised ▁the ▁" well - ch osen " ▁cast , ▁saying ▁the ▁" that ▁combination ▁of ▁t ones " ▁from ▁the ▁performances ▁make ▁the ▁film ▁work . ▁She ▁spoke ▁of ▁Sk ars g år d ▁as ▁" working ▁well ," ▁as ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁labor ing ▁so ▁hard ▁to ▁fright en , ▁and ▁that ▁L ill is ▁displays ▁a ▁" star - making " ▁performance ". ▁Marc ▁Sav lov ▁of ▁The ▁Austin ▁Chron icle ▁her ald ed ▁the ▁film , ▁its ▁director , ▁and ▁screen writ ers , ▁by ▁stating : ▁" Mus chi etti ▁and ▁screen writ ers ▁Pal mer , ▁F uk un aga , ▁and ▁Da ub erman ▁have ▁managed ▁the ▁translation ▁to ▁the ▁big ▁screen ▁nearly ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Rob ▁Re iner ▁did ▁with ▁Stand ▁by ▁Me ▁( 1 9 8 6 ). ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁journalist ▁Chris ▁Nash aw aty ▁summar ized ▁" It ▁is ▁essentially ▁two ▁mov ies . ▁The ▁better ▁by ▁far ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁feels ▁like ▁a ▁dark er ▁Stand ▁by ▁Me ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁a ▁nost alg ic ▁coming - of - age ▁story ▁about ▁seven ▁lik able ▁out cast s ▁r iding ▁around ▁on ▁their ▁b ikes