A throwback to grungy-edgy youth movies from the late 1980s-’90s — like the ones Gregg Araki used to make, but with a more mainstream-friendly warmth underneath all the sneering — the lo-fi feature Dinner in America offers up a rom-com for stoners. Writer-director-editor Adam Carter Rehmeier seems to have evolved away from the torture-porn of his 2011 shocker The Bunny Game, exploring his softer side with this salty-sweet love story featuring Kyle Gallner as a punk rocker/small-time drug dealer who falls for his number one fan, played by Emily Skeggs. The engine idles while the two protagonists are maneuvered into place for their meet-cute, but once that happens and the leads’ chemistry supercharges the motor, it really lets rip… – Hollywood Reporter

“Despite the careful 1990s period details, this is a bruising and welcome riposte to John Hughes’ 1980s teen movies. One can see the appeal for producer Ben Stiller, but it’s the wildly appealing Gallner and Skeggs who are the real stars here.” – Irish Times