[Me and You] is a modest film, then, but enjoyably so.

The movie is slight but observant and not nearly as maestro-batory as some of Bertolucci's other work.

The defining emotion here... is a characteristic warmth toward -- and envy of -- young people coming into bloom.

The film never elevates beyond a sometimes ungainly and trifling exploration of themes and relationships exhibited more daringly and memorably in other works.