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Summary: Above average teen romance
Review: To me, this is an exceptionally lightweight and predictable romantic comedy. Still, it has some things going for it. The production values are good, and the photography is, at times, imaginative. It has some of the better new stars, particularly Freddie Prinz, Jr. and Matthew Lillard. While the script shows no new insights into teen life, it also does not belittle its characters, as has been the case in many recent movies. It even has a parent who is a good role model. These elements add up to making it a very likable picture. The plot is elementary. Zach [Prinz] is the affable President of his Senior class. When he is dumped by his self-centered beauty queen of a girlfriend, he is left without a date for the prom. His pride wounded, he boasts to a couple of friends that he could make any girl a prom queen. They make a bet with him. The girl they choose for him is Laney [Rachael Lee Cook], who, of course, wears glasses, trips a lot and prefers a bohemian lifestyle. This plot is so old, I can't think of when it was invented. Maybe Charlotte Bronte thought it up back in 1850! Freddie Prinz, Jr. has become a pro at playing the likable high school hero who doubts the validity of his place in the world. It will be interesting to watch his transition into more adult roles in the next few years. My prediction is that he will follow Keanu Reeves into the action/adventure area. Matthew Lillard is one of our funniest young actors. Here is plays Brock, the somewhat older guy who stole Zach's girlfriend. Brock has had his fifteen minutes of fame by appearing on MTV's Real Life. He's so obnoxious that he got kicked off the show. [If you've ever seen Real Like, you know that's an almost impossible feat.] As Laney, Rachael Lee Cook is only so-so. This is not entirely her fault. Eye glasses and kooky clothes are not enough to mask the fact she's a very pretty girl. This makes her transformation from ugly duckling to swan a bit silly. She's All That does a fairly good job of pointing out that social events like Senior prom are not the life-altering moments that are cracked up to be. It does so gently, however, as if the makers were too timid to make much of a statement. I think today's teenagers are exceptionally bright, or at least a lot smarter than movie makers give them credit for. I do think that the days of meaningful movies about young love are gone for good. This is due to society's change in attitude regarding the age at which one is considered to be all grown up. That threshold used to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. Today, this seems to have been pushed to the far side of thirty. As a result, love among people still in high school is almost always looked upon something which is fleeting and unimportant, although kids would surely not agree with me. If I am right, then movies about teenage life seem doomed to be confined to a very limiting space. They will only be able to regurgitate the same stories and characters over and over again, at the rate of about fifty pictures a year. So let's be frank. Romeo and Juliet are dead. Long live the varsity hunk and the prom queen!
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Summary: Yet another teen movie!
Review: It's such a shame that the same old ideas can be churned out on the back of attractive stars and that people actually buy it. This well-groomed adaptation of the 'Pygmalion' story has high school jock Zach being dumped by his popular girlfriend. Without a date for the prom he accepts a bet from a friend to transform geeky art student Laney into the future prom queen. Of course we wall know the drill - initial loathing turns to love and as soon as Laney takes off her glasses we all realise how incredibly beautiful she is. As Zach, Freddie Prinze Jr. shows off his vacuous acting ability and grins a lot. Rachael Leigh Cook fares better as wide-eyed Laney but it's amazing that the brilliant Anna Paquin and Matthew Lillard were sidelined to make way for such leads. This may be gorgeous to look at but it's neither interesting nor fun seen as the audience already knows what's going to happen, hence why there's no tension when Laney discovers that she was just a bet. There are also far too many plot holes, which even a casual viewer will easily spot. For instance, why does Laney state that she cannot wear contacts but for her magical transformation halfway through the movie has got rid of the irksome things. The only point of recommendation is a very good dance scene indeed towards the end, but that's hardly enough of a reason to watch a movie is it. At least Anna Paquin and Matthew Lillard are there, plus a brief cameo from 'Buffy' star Sarah Michelle Gellar. Eagle-eyed viewers may notice that the movie uses the same high school as in the hit TV show. The bottom line is that this is boring, and that there are not only a hundred other teen movies like it but a hundred other teen movies that are better than it. If you're looking for a better teen romance then try 'Save The Last Dance' or 'Cruel Intentions', because this movie is just plain terrible.
Rating: 
Summary: a simple master piece
Review: the movie has one of the great story i've watched. it shows some detail of what really is happening in high school life. it also prove that love is enigmatic.
Rating:
Summary: I would never get boared of it
Review: this movie was great in showing as to be a real story in high school, the idea the contect the ending was so nice. my self i could keep on watching and watching it like once a day if i didn't have any thig else . the music is nice . i just hope you would also like it as i did . actually i love it.
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Summary: Sweet Light Entertainment
Review: She's All That The plot was rather predictable and the high school stereotypes were all there so what makes this movie different from other high school movies?
Well for one the charming acting : Petite Rachel Leigh Cook plays Laney , a social misfit transformed into a stunning beauty and belle of the ball (in fact Rachel Leigh Cooke is a stunning beauty and it is in the first part of the movie where she is made up and dressed to look unatrattractive) , Freddie Prinze Jr. gives an intelligent portrayal as Zach , the school darling who as part of a bet does the Pygmalion thing with Laney , Jodi Lyn O'Keefe plays the [bad person] Taylor who Laney challenges (almost) successfully for the Prom crown
And Paul Walker plays the macho but scheming school villain
There are also great Cameo performances by the always talented Anna Paquin (Zach's sister) , Kieran Culkin who is a barrel of laughs as Laney's younger brother and Matthew Lillard as a camp lord of the dance who dates Taylor
The music is great This is no masterpiece but makes for some good entertainment with which to switch your mind off for a couple of hours
Rating:
Summary: Bad Example
Review: Aside from bad acting and writing, aside from the utter nonsense of the portrayal of high school, this movie was flawed from the very start. Just the idea of a (cool, popular) guy making an (uncool, unpopular, nerdy) girl into his (cool) dream date sickens me. All through the movie I silently beg Rachel Leigh Cook's character to show some spine, to act independently, to act like herself. Instead, she is voluntarily molded into a clone. Was this girl so horribly deformed in character before? No. She was simply herself--apparently something these people couldn't live with.
This movie sets a terrible example for teenagers--that acting and thinking independently is something to avoid. I really hope this isn't taken literally.
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Summary: In 3 words...this movie bites!
Review: Ah...yet another reason for me to hate my generation...or at least the way it's portrayed. This film was so cliche that it made me want to scream. A hint to the writers of these retarded teen flicks....ORIGINALITY! Get some! Anyway, this film was far too typical. Highschool is nothing like the way they show it in the movies. There is no real pronounced group that "rules the school" and if there was it certainly would not be the Mr. America jocks and all-american teen cheerleaders. Who writes these movies anyway? The acting was generally poor and the number one reason NOT to see this movie is Freddie Prinze Jr. He's just a bad actor and he isn't even all that good looking yet girls keep flocking too see him because they can't watch a movie for substance. What is Hollywood trying to brainwash others of my age with. This movie left me feeling very much sick and angry and funny enough, my stomach seemed to feel worse the second Prinze entered any scene. This disgusted me...end of review.
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Summary: Great movie!
Review: This movie is basically about how a small makeover can change everything. Laney Boggs [the geek version] is identical to a girl who use to be in a lot of my classes at school. Anyway, two popular guys make a bet, and Zack has to turn Laney into prom queen. This movie is great and romantic.
Rating: 
Summary: Rachael Leigh Cook stars
Review: Rachael Leigh Cook is the best part of this entire movie. She looks stunning, even during her geek-stage... I guess the makeup artists just could not make her look like a geek? Well, Freddie Prinze Jr. does a decent job in the movie, he goes through the motions, but does not really make the movie seem real. Being a high-schooler myself, I can relate to this kind of movie-it really shows how importat popularity seems in high school... Laney (R.L. Cook) proves that all wrong... and captures the essence of all those "geeks" in high school... beautiful on the inside-and out. Good movie for high schoolers/teenagers.
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Summary: Ukkkkkkk. Don't make me watch it again.........
Review: I have a few words of advice. Don't see this movie. The plot is uncreative, and very sterotipical. It was predicible and pretty obnoxious. It is a teenybobber romance flick, and although I am a teen, I prefer movies with more substance. I don't like FPj either. I thought the acting was bad and the movie was worse. If you want to see something like this, although it is worlds better, try the moderinzed version of "The Taming of the Shrew" aka, Ten things I hate about you.
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