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By Michelle Alexandria (310) for Eclipse Magazine (446) on 22 Sep 2007

Even by its limited genre standards it fails on almost every level, but I didn't hate it…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 21 Sep 2007

Perfect for the kids and inviting for adults, Sydney White is a surprisingly effective film that produces nothing but piles of smiles - and…

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By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 20 Sep 2007

Neither as funny as it thinks it is nor as tough to sit through as many other movies of this sort, 'Sydney' is custom-made for viewers who…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 20 Sep 2007

How hard could it be to make a clever parody of Snow White? Very hard, apparently…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 20 Sep 2007

In Sydney White, [Bynes] actually has decent material to work with -- the Snow White concept is clever and the dialogue is fairly sharp…

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By John Monaghan (292) for Detroit Free Press (942) on 20 Sep 2007

This is not your middle-schooler's Amanda Bynes…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 20 Sep 2007

Sydney White is actually one of the better Amanda Bynes vehicles…

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By Eugene Novikov (936) for Film Blather (908) on 20 Sep 2007

Sydney White has a concept and a title, but beyond that it draws a blank…

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By Adam Fendelman (235) for HollywoodChicago.com (623) on 20 Sep 2007

The unconquerable cake for must-miss movie of the year goes to Sydney White…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 20 Sep 2007

Bynes is captivating despite a role that does not give her much to do but display tomboyish good spirit behind some really unfortunate hair…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 20 Sep 2007

Sydney features a rather jovial execution that not only helps the picture survive itself, but manages to produce a stunningly entertaining…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 20 Sep 2007

In Sydney White, [Bynes] actually has decent material to work with -- the Snow White concept is clever and the dialogue is fairly sharp…

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By Kevin Williamson (186) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 20 Sep 2007

That Sydney White is as tolerable as it is -- you're more likely to gently nod off than storm out of the theatre in a rage -- is due largely…

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By Chris Kaltenbach (562) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 20 Sep 2007

The result is a charmer that boldly marches where lesser movies - at least since the heyday of John Hughes - fear to tread…

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By Connie Ogle (690) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 20 Sep 2007

Its silly Snow White allusions aside, Sydney White is a simple but amiable modern fairy tale…

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By Laura Kern (82) for New York Times (5,786) on 20 Sep 2007

Ms. Bynes, with her cherubic face, expressive eyes and comic timing, helps create a positive, pleasing diversion that caters to the geek in all of us…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 20 Sep 2007

For all these references to the fairytale, Sydney White soon takes an easier path, recycling familiar Mean Girls and Revenge of the Nerds scenarios…

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By Maureen M. Hart (20) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 20 Sep 2007

Director Joe Nussbaum (“Sleepover”) doesn’t do much with his cast; there’s a lot of standing around as he indulges Bynes’ tendency to mug…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 20 Sep 2007

Unfortunately, though, Bynes' persistent mugging only emphasizes Nussbaum's relentlessly cartoonish direction…

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By Joshua Katzman (52) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 20 Sep 2007

While the film's premise is shamelessly hokey and Joe Nussbaum's direction is at best pedestrian, props are due the young cast, especially…

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