OK, so first off I think this was one of the dumbest movies I've ever seen -- teen chick flick with no substance. That said, I'd watch it again anyway. In fact I rented it and watched it twice in a row -- it's kind of addictive. The fairly-awful script admittedly has its funny moments of deliberate self-mocking. But it also keeps trying to be serious when its anything but.
The cast: Gaby Hoffman drove me nuts throughout the film. Kirsten Dunst does a decent job, but her role is generic -- the same goes for "Welcome to the Dollhouse" nerd-goddess Heather Matarazzo and "Dawson's Creek" bad-girl Monica Keena. But there were some surprisingly nuanced turns -- Lynn Redgrave, who plays a militant yet sensitive headmistress is never anything short of sublime, and I particularly enjoyed the performance of Rachael Leigh Cook, whose snotty yet obviously insecure goody-two-shoes steals the show. I also liked Vincent Kartheiser in a rare turn as a not-so-bad-guy -- he made me laugh.
This movie is something to watch with your girlfriends when you're in the mood for fluff -- right up there with "10 Things I Hate About You." But it's not winning any awards for originality or depth.
The cast: Gaby Hoffman drove me nuts throughout the film. Kirsten Dunst does a decent job, but her role is generic -- the same goes for "Welcome to the Dollhouse" nerd-goddess Heather Matarazzo and "Dawson's Creek" bad-girl Monica Keena. But there were some surprisingly nuanced turns -- Lynn Redgrave, who plays a militant yet sensitive headmistress is never anything short of sublime, and I particularly enjoyed the performance of Rachael Leigh Cook, whose snotty yet obviously insecure goody-two-shoes steals the show. I also liked Vincent Kartheiser in a rare turn as a not-so-bad-guy -- he made me laugh.
This movie is something to watch with your girlfriends when you're in the mood for fluff -- right up there with "10 Things I Hate About You." But it's not winning any awards for originality or depth.