"“A Korean-American 16-year old can go just as wild as any other high school girl, wilder even than the girls in ‘Thirteen.’ Annie Lee’s beautiful Jenny Kim misses nothing on the path of self-destruction. With her it’s not just a case of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll in copious amounts but almost all of their direst consequences: rape, brutality and murder. Jenny’s downward spiral is all too familiar in real life, and … her traditionally conservative Asian ancestry plays … a sharp, fresh edge. Jimmy Lee’s valid point that a connection with one’s ethnic culture can be a source of pride and identity…

-Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES