A whimsical, stylish and tidy adaptation of the book, Ayoade's debut takes some imaginative liberties with the source material, and finds some real funny results. Still, it's a coming-of-age film that, despite its sincerity and a bright shifting tone, is more a design achievement in cinematography and soundtrack than a great feature on the whole.

Bloody well shot, cut and scored. If only the quirkiness had been equally striking story wise as visually instead of this pretty pretentious mess...

A little too precocious and self-aware at times, but it kind of works when viewed as the self-serious and pretentious nature of a 15 year old teenager, bumbling like a moron but still filled with romance and promise. Which perfectly expresses how I feel about Ayoade as a director: it's too twee and makes missteps, and it's a little too self-important, but there's an eye for photography and a real heart, and I look forward to seeing more from him. Score is not a grade.

A cliche story treated in a very unique way. We can perceive a remarkable audacity in both directing and editing this picture. The satisfactory acting performances provide an empathy and even a self-recognition with the film. Entertaining and realistic (in some way) are the words that i would use to describe this movie.

As a writing and directorial debut, this is outstanding. It walks the line between believable, heartfelt teenage concerns and silly comedy very well, as you feel it may be going too far in one direction it comes back again. Who knew that Richard Ayoade had depth!?

A pleasant surprise in a year filled with overhyped disappointments. While the film's influences are pretty much immediately apparent, it is so well-constructed and entertaining that it never feels like a second-rate Wes Anderson movie or anything tike that. Really great first film from Ayoade.

Found the lead character worryingly relatable, fingers crossed this is the start of a strong career from Ayoade

This film flashes past in a blur of absolute brilliance, in both direction and writing. It's a coming of age story in *ahem* Wales that references everyone from Allen to Truffaut, and is visually stylish every step of the way. Then, it has Sally Hawkins (always a bonus) and it's soundtracked by Alex Turner. If you don't like this, I'm not really interested in your opinion on anything.

Doesn't worth a second viewing, just a listening to the soundtrack, or the new Artic Monekys' album.

Yeah, we've seen the "socially awkward teenager tries to get laid in boring smalltown" plot before, but it's really done well here. Craig Roberts basically plays David Brent of The Office as an insufferably pretentious teenager, there's just enough cringe comedy to not head off into full-on embarrassment or Diablo Codyesque smugness, the supporting characters are well-developed, and it knows what to take seriously.

Absolutely beautiful, blending a number of different stylistic techniques together seamlessly. The kind of flick where those who don't know how to read very well into things would be like "IT IS A HIPSTER FILM IT IS WELL SHIT" and turn off, but it's very clever and witty and knows its protagonist as well as any movie could.

Hardly original (to the degree of being borderline self-conscious of the lineage it belongs to), but pretty much perfectly done for what it is. If this had come out when i was 17 this would have probably been one of my favorite movies.

Hilarious in a sober fashion, and yet romantic enough to satisfy a sappy drunk like myself.

Alt title: Welsh Psycho

Submarine's a film of compromise -- for us as well as its characters. Richard Ayoade's debut is charming and funny but its flat, uninspiring images reveal a background in television that lessens the impact of a concisely conceived work. Ultimately, it clinches success through its lead Craig Roberts, whose performance warrants high praise indeed. He makes this quirky Brit dramedy rewarding.

If Oliver Stone moved to Wales and remade Rushmore, he might make something like Submarine. I detest quirk for quirk's sake, but every surreal embellishment in Submarine exists for a reason, as it tackles the messy sides of being a 15-year-old boy. Fantastic!

Fun, quirky, Welsh. What more are you looking for?

It's pretty entertaining in spite of not really having anything to say.

I think I set my expectations too high for this movie. The production quality is top notch, but I had a really difficult time getting into this film and caring for the lead in all honesty. I guess one could say this just wasn't my type of film, which I found surprising myself.

In a lot of ways this feels like a newer Harold and Maude. The protagonist is a morbid but hopeful misfit in his journey of self-discovery. The film is funny and adorable, and it works because it portrays youth for what it is: fucked up, confusing, and at times brutally primitive. The direction is constantly eccentric in, for lack of a better word, a sort of cutesy way in its delivery, but thankfully for the most part it never gets obnoxious. Looking forward to Richard Ayoade's next effort.

Manages to capture the confusion and awkwardness of adolescence through purposeful quirk. While everyone's seen these types of movies before, Submarine does a solid job on the emotional connection, and is quite funny too. Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige are great.

The back of the box describes "Submarine" as "Best comedy in years, laugh out loud funny". To describe it simply as a comedy is just wrong. It's a bittersweet dramedy at best, which isn't a bad thing. I despise hipster-as-shit films (e.g. "The Future") and "Submarine" does suffer a little from pretentious and hipstery dialogue, narration, etc. but thankfully it's equally balanced with genuine humor, good performances and a story which I found emotionally engaging at times. Paige was a bitch.

Starts good, proceeds boringly. Can not be called as comedy.

Charming film which plays on the oddness of youth while not exagerrating it so much to be a caricature.

How adorable the clothing, setting and scenery is. Really sweet, above-average teenage romance, set in 60's or 70's. And that exact time of happening is what attracts me to this movie and the characters' behavior, oh, splendid. After couple of views could give it 90, will see. [89]