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Summary: Good teen movie, bad newspaper flick
Review: It's a good thing Drew Barrymore has [somewhat] recovered from her early 90s "wildchild" phase and gone back to being that sweet little geeky girl we came to love a long time ago. "Never Been Kissed" is just one of those sweet but geeky movies in which Ms. Barrymore, despite her well-known wild streak, is a perfect fit. It's not a deep, complicated movie, but a cute, sappy, first-date-on-a-Friday-night movie. Barrymore plays Josie Gellar, a copy editor with the Chicago Sun-Times who was forced into going undercover as a high school student. The problem is, of course, she was a geek 10 years earlier as a real student, and quickly finds she isn't much better socially now. Until her brother, played by David Arquette, sneaks in and joins her. Her brother was a popular student and re-established himself as part of the lemming-like in-crowd. And along the way she falls in love with her English teacher, played by Michael Vartner. Now, as a recently retired journalist, I worked at the local high school a lot. Once, I was even told by a teacher to get to class. Needless to say, high school wasn't that long ago for me. As a newspaper flick, this is awful. Most copy editors despise the thought of being a reporter, most don't have their own office, most don't attend offical meetings, and most don't have assistants. The high school half is better, especially illustrating the shallow nature of high school "coolness," drawn with a colorful character cast. I recommend this movie as a date-movie only. And on a cool side note, I once interviewed a guy who was an extra in this movie.
Rating: 
Summary: "I'm Not Josie Grossie Anymore"
Review: Most of this Romantic Comedy takes place at the Chicago Sun-Times, and a local Highschool. Josie Gelder (Drew Barrymore) is a 25- year old copy editor at the Chicago Sun-times. She longs to become a reporter, but her boss Gus (John C. Riley) does not think that she has what it takes. Josie is finally given the chance by Gus's boss to do an undercover piece to find out about kids in highschool today. With her and Gus's jobs on the line, Josie enters the school, as a seventeen - years - old student, searching for something to write about. Soon Gus realizes that Josie is over her head, and with the help of a hidden camera helps her find a piece to write about. After reviewing the tape he notices that Josie's English teacher is starting to have feelings for her, so he decides that she is to write a piece on the relationships between the teacher and the student, whether she wants to or not.
I give this film five stars. The reason for that is because I thought it was a funny movie that kept me entertained the whole time, without my mind wondering to something else. You do not have to be in Highschool to enjoy this movie. If you like to laugh or if you are a Drew Barrymore or David Arqutte fan - - you may want to give it a try.
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Summary: I think that this film is ok. But it's better with Drew.
Review: I don't know, I think I'm very in touch with Drew Barrymore's humor. I don't know if it's humility, honesty, or courage.
But it all seems to work together in what ever movie she is casted in.
Can't say anymore.
-Calvin
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Summary: Garry Hixon review of Drelwlimore in Never been Kissed
Review: Hello Drewli, how are you, this is Garry Hixon you friend, I saw Never been kissed stoned in about 1999 with 2 other dear stoned friends, when it came out at the Morro Bay California only walk in, the Bay, I was wearing a similar shirt that she had in movie, its about this reporter that has an assignment, she has to go back to high school to get a scoop on what high schools are like today, Reminds me of that dream we all keep having of going back to high school, she was a geek in real high school, and shes determined to be cool this time, isnt that funny! Her brother is played by the arrogant David Arquette, he does great in actual high school and is determined to repeat it again! They end up enrolling, there both in there mid twenties, and Drew says, theres no way you could become popular in one day, then it cuts to scene in the cafeteria where the kids are chanting loud, and David is finishing off a big bag of coleslaw, to impress the kids as to how big his stomach is! The chicks are all over him, but when this chick wants to nail him, he realizes he is like 25, and blows her off before the theatre police get him! Drew becomes popular and has a good time, and gets her respect back, but of course loses it as the audience piles out of the theatre, when I saw it at Theatres, David was really humiliating Drew, it was so funny people were crying, Drew is great in this, David is too but to be funny I'll just say he is a high handed arrogant prick, to see him be careful, and anyone else trapped in the theatre. A funny movie if your high. Hello to David and Drew, they should do a sequel but Im sure he would get top billing!
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Summary: A Lovable Movie
Review: I loved this movie! (And its not just because I related Barymore's character.) I found it funny and touching at the same time. The plot was pretty original, the humor was great, and it left me feeling good. And, even though I can predict how almost all movies will end, they managed to throw in bit of temporary doubt at the last momment. Before this movie "Drew Barrymore" was just a name I had heard somewhere, afterward I not only knew who she was but came to respect her as an actress.
Rating: 
Summary: an okay movie at best
Review: sure this movie was cute, but it must have been one of the dumbest films I've ever seen. David Arquette is the best thing about it. that's a little sad. Wow the cool kids and the uncool nerds...there are more people in the school than those types of people. The ending was sort of dumb too, it just seemed unethical...the actors do try however and at times this movie can be funny but at most times it is cheesy.
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