Critic Reviews

While Try Harder! is an important tribute to these kids and their work, it’s also a rebuke of college apps in general.

Quiet yet assertive, Try Harder! itself succeeds at not trying too hard.

Try Harder! is a charming dark comedy with a light touch, with part of its self-deprecating humor right there in the title.

As snapshots go of bright kids facing the next step, Try Harder! is winning enough, but considering how much more there is to follow up on, here’s hoping it’s only part one.