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mackski

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A very good teen movie that doesn't disappoint at the end. I felt that they did a good job showing a modern interpretation of some of Shakespeare's work. It was well directed and has a great cast including Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger. I...
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A very good teen movie that doesn't disappoint at the end. I felt that they did a good job showing a modern interpretation of some of Shakespeare's work. It was well directed and has a great cast including Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger. I highly recommend this movie to fans of teen comedies.

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Posted aug 25, 2008 11:33 pm pt

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Based on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," "10 Things I Hate About You" offers a refreshing revival of the "good" teen films, as compared to the "typical" teen films. It may not surprise you in terms of...
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Based on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," "10 Things I Hate About You" offers a refreshing revival of the "good" teen films, as compared to the "typical" teen films. It may not surprise you in terms of who gets which girl and it's fairly predictable in a romantic comedy type way but that's not it. Heath Ledger & Julia Stiles make a great couple and his rendition of "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" was one of the highlights. We have the highschool stereotypes of the cool kids nobody messes with, the wannabe's that try too hard to be something they're not, the geeks everyone picks on and the rebels everyone is afraid of. In other words, there's a character in this film everyone can relate to. The stand out performances are Heath Ledger as Patrick, the rebellious, feared and elusive bad guy who wins the heart of Kat Stratford played to perfection by fine actress Julia Stiles who has no interest in the opposite sex and is perceived to come from the planet 'Loser' while her more sociable, boy crazy sister Bianca (Larissa Oleynik) hails from planet 'Look at Me, Look at Me'. Her good looks catch the eye of the smooth, suave and egotistical Joey Donner (Andrew Keegan) who is a male model, and fights for the affections of the prettiest Stratford sister with Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) the highschool geek, with a big heart and a big crush on Bianca. The hilarious Larry Miller stars as Walter Stratford-the kind of father who puts his girls on a short leash and desperately tries to shield them from the horrors of sex, drugs and rock and roll, and of course, boys. A typical teenage comedy, but its witty dialogue, goofy, sexy, cool characters, and enjoyable storyline set it apart from all the rest. There's plenty of memorable moments, romance, and clever and ****c lines, all leading up to a predictable but perfectly good ending that leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling about teenage love.

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Posted aug 23, 2008 6:58 pm pt

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Very good movie.There are great jokes, awesome soundtrack and really godd dialogs.

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Posted jun 25, 2008 6:18 am pt

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Pretty good movie.

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Posted mar 26, 2008 11:51 pm pt

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The best modern teen transformation of a Shakespeare play. Humouress and emotional. Highly entertaining.

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Posted mar 8, 2008 9:04 am pt

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This is one of the best teen movies ever. I was a sophomore in high school when this movie came out it was a classic i remember watching it on the big screen. What was great was that the casting director didnt use the same actors like most movies...
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This is one of the best teen movies ever. I was a sophomore in high school when this movie came out it was a classic i remember watching it on the big screen. What was great was that the casting director didnt use the same actors like most movies do they had a lot of fresh faces and they were great in this movie.

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Posted mar 3, 2008 4:03 am pt

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I loved this movie; it's actually the only teen flick of the 90s that I enjoyed. The modern take on the Shakespeare play is perfectly balanced: it takes what is good from the play, but keeps things modern and fresh as well.

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Posted oct 28, 2007 9:08 pm pt

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The typical teen film (yes, it even ends at the prom) is given new life by fantastic performances and quirky characters. Often hillarious, the damn thing actually works.

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Posted sep 6, 2007 8:15 am pt

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This movie was pretty good for being a "chick flick". The plot is simple, a controlling dad tries to control his daughters who end up working together to get what the younger daughter wants.

The movie is excellent to watch...
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This movie was pretty good for being a "chick flick". The plot is simple, a controlling dad tries to control his daughters who end up working together to get what the younger daughter wants.

The movie is excellent to watch with a significant other, it's cute, entertaining, and gives a few good relationship pointers.

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Posted aug 26, 2007 1:21 pm pt

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Great movie. Totally deserves a perfect score. I thought this was really funny, and it was actually really realistic. It was great!

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Posted jun 28, 2007 1:26 am pt

• [+] Washington Post
  
  100
  It's a celebration of young American women, finding them smarter, tougher, shrewder, more rigorous, more persistent and more honest than any movie in many a moon.

  by Stephen Hunter | Read Full Review »
• [+] New Times (L.A.)
  
  100
  A small-scale, slight undertaking, but its pleasures are unexpectedly rich. It has become a habit in our movies to portray the exploits of high school characters as shocking and depraved. Ten Things allows its teenagers their innocence and a quality that is even rarer these days, something like nobility.

  by Hal Hinson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  100
  Lutz's dialogue is consistently sharp and snappy, and the large cast forms a sparkling ensemble under Junger's adept direction.

  by Kevin Thomas | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  90
  It goes straight to the top of the class. O can there be such a thing as too keen a guilty pleasure, particularly when the whole genre is knowingly pitched to audiences as a trashophile's delight? No, there cannot.

  by John Patterson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film.com
  
  90
  Kat's English assignment, which provides the movie's title, is a sweet finish to an entertaining movie -- and makes 10 Things I Hate About You quite likable.

  by Sean Means | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  80
  Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith's script has its witty moments, and some of the secondary characters--such as Larry Miller as the father and Daryl "Chill" Mitchell as an irritable teacher--are every bit as quirky as the leads.

  by Jonathan Rosenbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
  80
  Of all the teen films released this year, this one is, by far, the best.

  by Ron Wells | Read Full Review »
• [+] Salon.com
  
  80
  What really elevates it, though, is the film's sharp wit and tender heart, both of which are conveyed beautifully by the fresh-faced cast.

  by Mary Elizabeth Williams | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
  80
  Immensely likable.

  by Scott Tobias | Read Full Review »
• [+] Newsweek
  
  80
  Pure formula. But thanks to charming performances, particularly from its two stars, the winsome Stiles and a hunky Heath, it gets the recipe right, and the result is surprisingly sweet.

  by Alisha Davis | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  75
  The film's crank-case snappishness doesn't break any molds, but it certainly gives you a lift.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
  75
  What sets this apart from its many competitors for teen dollars is that not only does the movie feature a surprisingly edgy and intelligent script, but it offers a group of characters capable of holding an audience's interest for more than 90 minutes.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  75
  A mostly charming comedy that could probably win over even the crustiest English literature professor. [31 Mar 1999]

  by Maureen Ryan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Village Voice
  
  70
  Anyone who hates '80s pop will find this movie awfully tiresome, but Stiles and her underage Petruchio (Australian actor Heath Ledger, as hunky as his name) are charismatic and bold enough to carry any romantic comedy.

  by Justine Elias | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New Yorker
  
  70
  First-time feature director Gil Junger gets a lot of laughs in the long setup, but the story eventually reverts to an almost typical high-school romance. Not quite "Clueless."

  by Ken Marks | Read Full Review »