I find this movie quite slow and monotonous most of the time. The dialog is not engaging and foreign. One thing that I have to point out is that I fail to feel the emotion the character tried to portray. Maybe part of it because the way it was shot, too much close-ups that I was longing to see the setting as to establish the feeling of place.As for the actors, they are really trying to do a great job until they kiss. I was personally feel annoyed the way they kissed pseudo- passionately. The character is just not played well enough to be believable. The reason for the three stars is that because the story speaks of love and separation that could happen. Disappointing it is because it tells the story poorly like delivering a message in a made-up language and only the sender understands it.

I saw this movie in the early 70's, when I was 15 or 16. I was living in Peru, at the time. There was a girl my age that I liked a lot, that I took to the movie and we both identified with the main characters. I remember that you could get the theme song (record, 45 RPM) under the title "Blue Balloon Song" or something along these lines, from a local record label. The theme song was very popular and was played often by the local radio stations for several weeks. I am tempted to track her down and ask if she still has the record. This movie was recently released in DVD. I watched it again after 30+ years. This time with my wife and children. It was a big hit at home. Simple but enjoyable plot, very entertaining, pretty clean movie for today's standards. I would recommend it for the whole family.

JEREMY is the most realistic and touching film of it's kind, that I had the pleasure of seeing when I was 19. I understand that it was filmed in 16mm and blown up to 35mm for theatre presentation, which gives the movie an almost documentary - type look and feel. Combined with understated performances by all involved, and an excellent "real-feeling" script, JEREMY avoids all the schmaltz and hyper-melodramatics usually associated with stories of this type. I hate to use the phrase "little film", but it does have the charm of a smaller, independently - produced movie. Before there was "FAME", this film about two students from the New York High School For The Performing Arts, who spend some time together and fall in love, only to be cruelly seperated in the end by unforseen circumstances, has remained a favorite of mine to this day. I have a cherished copy on VHS - I just hope a copy on DVD is forthcoming.

I originally saw this movie in 1973 when I was 17 years old and it moved me deeply. And now at 45 years old it still moves me deeply. The sound track, which I have 3 copies of, was done superbly with the actors Robby Benson singing "Blue Balloon" and Glynnis O'Connor singing "Jeremy". This is a must see for those who still remember their first loves.