Director: Chris Columbus (Harry Potter, Home Alone)Cast: Hayden Panettiere (Heroes, Remember the Titans), Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter (Sydney White), Lauren London, Lauren Storm (Flight 29 Down), Shawn Roberts, Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Spin City), Cynthia Stevenson (Men in Trees, Dead Like Me)
The Deal: Class valedictorian Denis Cooverman (Rust) has had a crush on Beth Cooper (Panettiere), the hottest girl in school. During his graduation speech, Denis urges everyone to say the things they will regret if they don't, so he professes his love for Beth. Though embarrassed, instead of humiliating him back, she shows up to his party and shows him the time of his life.
Thoughts: This was a chore to sit through. It was rarely entertaining, mostly in part to the absolute ridiculous and nonsensical plot. All of your typical high school stereotypes are there, and the characters are each given the most extreme quirks you'd never ever see in real life, especially all out of one single high school. The film as a whole is just a bunch of random and unbelievable events thrown together with the hope of being only moderately decent, something it fails at. Yes, there are a few decent moments that'll make you laugh, but they're quickly overshadowed by the rest of the film's failures.
If you have a giant crush on Panettiere, you may like this film. She looks fantastic in every minute of it, but that's the only good thing she does. Her performance is quite weak and makes her work on Heroes look great. As for Rust, he just isn't that great of a lead. Despite the fact that everyone is supposed to be able to relate to the high school nerd who just wants a chance, viewers will be hard pressed to feel that way towards Denis.
Verdict: As good as Panettiere may look, it does little to help the films weak and unbelievable plot. It's just another high school film that leans on all of the usual stereotypes but does little to differentiate itself. ☆1/2
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