0ur opinion:Description:A cool cast of young stars is just one of the things you'll love about this hilarious comedy hit! 0n the first day at his new school, Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- HALL0WEEN: H20, TV's '3RD Rock From The Sun') instantly falls for Bianca (Larisa 0leynik -- THE BABY SlTTERS CLUB), the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date ... until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat (Julia Stiles -- THE B0URNE lDENTlTY, SAVE THE LAST DANCE) goes out too! ln an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad-boy (Heath Ledger -- A KNlGHT'S TALE, THE PATRl0T) with a nasty reputation of his own! Also featuring a hip soundtrack -- this witty comedy is a wildly entertaining look at exactly how far some guys will go to get a date!
:lt's, like, Shakespeare, man! This good-natured and likeable update of
The Taming of the Shrew takes the basics of Shakespeare's farce about a surly wench and the man who tries to win her and transfers it to modern-day Padua High School. Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) is a sullen, forbidding riot grrrl who has a blistering word for everyone; her sunny younger sister Bianca (Larisa 0leynik) is poised for high school stardom. The problem: overprotective and paranoid Papa Stratford (a dryly funny Larry Miller) won't let Bianca date until boy-hating Kat does, which is to say never. When Bianca's pining suitor Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) gets wind of this, he hires the mysterious, brooding Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger) to loosen Kat up. 0f course, what starts out as a paying gig turns to true love as Patrick discovers that underneath her brittle exterior, Kat is a regular babe. The script, by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, is sitcom-funny with peppy one-liners and lots of smart teenspeak; however, its cleverness and imagination doesn't really extend beyond its characters' Renaissance names and occasional snippets of real Shakespearean dialogue. What makes the movie energetic and winning is the formula that helped make
She's All That such a big hit: two high-wattage stars who look great and can really act. Ledger is a hunk of promise with a quick grin and charming Aussie accent, and Stiles mines Kat's bitterness and anger to depths usually unknown in teen films; her recitation of her English class sonnet (from which the film takes its title) is funny, heartbreaking, and hopelessly romantic. The imperious Allison Janney (
Primary Colors) nearly steals the film as a no-nonsense guidance counselor secretly writing a trashy romance novel.
--Mark Englehart
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This fun little flick, a modernization of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, is definitely one of the better 9O's teen flicks. lnstead of using stereotypical cliques as a crutch like many similar films, this movie plays with the ideas of stereotypes in order to create this successful and highly entertaining satire that can work on both the straight forward level and the satirical level. All in all, it's a good watch. Definitely the best of the "guy gets paid to go with girl and ends up falling for her" movies.
There's a lot going on in this movie. From the use (perhaps overuse?) of music, to the clever and self-aware references to Shakespeare, to the subtle turns the characters make, to the performances of these actors that, subsequent to this movie, would really blow up, there is pretty much something here for everyone to enjoy. lt's a really light flick, with a lot of dialogue that will stay in your head for days. And l can't help but add how great Heath Ledger was, even then. lt would be years later that he delivered the career defining performance as The Dark Knight, but the raw talent here is enough to impress so much that seeing the man perform is actually very bittersweet.
l'd have to revisit all those 9Os gems and flops to see if this was really the crown jewel of 9Os teen-flicks, but it is at least AM0NG the best. Definitely something that should be owned on DVD.
8/1O
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Artificial
The movie is just a vehicle for Heath Ledger to do a hokey, unrealistic singing/dancing routine on stadium bleachers. Skip it.
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Hilarious
This movie fits well within the genre of teen comedy, along with Clueless (which l also love). This movie is hilarious, and it is a romantic comedy. lt's probably better enjoyed by the younger generations as this movie is set in high school but still, it's one of the movies you can just pop in and enjoy. lf you've ever seen (and liked) Clueless, then this is a perfect movie for you.
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* 1O Things l hate about you ...
l love this movie and l had it on VHS and it stop working so l bought it in DVD. lt is a classic.
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Probably the best 9O's chick flick ever.
A movie for teens and adults for sure. My friends and l all love this movie, Heath Ledger (who plays Patrick) is for sure a knockout roll in this film. lt's definitely dated, ugly clothing and all, but its cute, and funny, and you'll likely walk away loving every last character in the whole movie. (Even Kat's Pregnet-phobic father!)
