“Looks That Kill” (*** out of four) was an absorbing teen drama about a high-schooler (Brandon Flynn) who has to deal with a lethally attractive face that literally kills others when they look at him but he soon finds more comfort and meaning in life when he meets a young girl (Julia Goldani Telles) who is ill and dying. Initially, this seems conventional and saccharine but story becomes more compelling as the two become closer and develop a strong relationship that eventually helps the film become more rich and moving; the final third is particularly winning and sends you out with a smile.

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