Review of She's All That (1999) by Jordan K — 14 Jul 2014
She's All That is one of the many 90s teen movies, and it follows the old as all hell formula of "guy wants to get girl". Despite this, it's strangely memorable and it's so late 90s that it's unintentionally hilarious.
Freddie Prinze Jr. plays a high school jock who is a lot smarter than he looks (seriously, he has like 20 college applications in his room) who bets with his friends to find a random geek to outshine his skanky ex as prom queen. He chooses Laney, an artist oddball who he eventually actually falls in love with. Paul Walker eventually comes in to try to steal her, and you get the idea. Eventually Prinze gets the girl and everything goes right for him.
First, if you're looking for a decent 90s teen flick, I'd rather choose Can't Hardly Wait, which delivers more to the table. Like I said, it is awfully cliched. The characters are dull and unlikable and the story is predictable off the bat. However, it's somewhat memorable. This movie captures high school the way you wanted it to be, and watching this now is a good way to recapture late 90s teen culture. In a writing sense, it's awful, but delivers more on a nostalgia factor. But really, see Can't Hardly Wait if you're looking for a decent teen flick.
This review of She's All That (1999) was written by Jordan K on 14 Jul 2014.
She's All That has generally received positive reviews.
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