Review of I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) by Jami L — 23 Jan 2010

I do like a bit of cheese with my movies. That inner child in me also loves those high school era films, that bring back that bit of nostalgia like American Pie, Can't Hardly Wait, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Election, Or even ( I can't believe I'm acting admitting this... ) Bring It On.

With those two qualities checked off, and the fact that I think Hayden Panettiere is gorgeous, I thought this movie would be really good if given an R rating. When I found out if was PG 13 and watered down to cater to the masses of teeny boopers, I didn't think I would see this film. Then, I saw that is was directed by Chris Columbus. No, not the sail aroud the ocean to discover America guy - the guy who did classics like Adventures In Babysitting, Mrs. Doubtfire, Stepmom, and The first two Harry Potter films. Since I am a fan of most of his work, I thought I would give it a go...

After I watched it, I realized that I would have been better off watching Say Anything for the 679th time instead.

Sure, it was cute and it had some humorous moments, but it was totally predictable and lacked something major in the character development and story line.

Yes Hayden Panettiere is gorgious and Jack T. Carpenter was pretty comical, but the casting was not very good at all. I did love that they cast Alan Ruck as Mr. Cooverman. Although, it did make me feel VERY old. He was playing teenagers when I was a teenager, now he's playing parent to the teenagers....ugh. But he will always hold a special place in my heart as Cameron Frye. Oh those were the days. :).

Although, if your looking for a bit of that nostalgia... I say skip I Love You Beth Cooper and watch Pretty In Pink or Back To The Future instead.