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jui5

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cute and enjoyable.

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Posted nov 6, 2008 7:10 am pt

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Really enjoyable retelling of the classic fairytale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Clever script, good acting and the two leads seemed to have great chemistry. A bit of a girly movie but fun to watch...

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Posted apr 25, 2008 12:19 am pt

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A really well done parody of the classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarves story. It is a combination of that story and revenge of the nerds and it is played together very well. The story is entertaining and the jokes are well thought out and...
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A really well done parody of the classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarves story. It is a combination of that story and revenge of the nerds and it is played together very well. The story is entertaining and the jokes are well thought out and planned. Cute at parts, but in the end a good reimagining.

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Posted apr 20, 2008 10:24 pm pt

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Sydney White was an unusual choice of movie to go see this last Thursday, but it was soooo worth it.

Sydney White is a corky girl that was brought up by Construction workers, yet she managed to stay the Sweet Girly type. After...
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Sydney White was an unusual choice of movie to go see this last Thursday, but it was soooo worth it.

Sydney White is a corky girl that was brought up by Construction workers, yet she managed to stay the Sweet Girly type. After enrolling in Univerity, she tried to get into her mothers Greek House only to be kicked out by the President of they house. She joins the Nerds and helps them win he election.

Although the storyline is pretty much old school, the new character in this movie really makes it worth while. Extremely funny. Just awesome!

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Posted mar 10, 2008 4:31 am pt

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Sydney White is so sweet! Everyone did a fantastic job making this film come to life.

Going off to college, everyone is looking for some place to fit in. Sydney tried for her mother's society, but was rejected. However, she found her...
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Sydney White is so sweet! Everyone did a fantastic job making this film come to life.

Going off to college, everyone is looking for some place to fit in. Sydney tried for her mother's society, but was rejected. However, she found her place with what the elite called the dorks.

Sydney was tired of seeing the elite get everything and leaving nothing for the rest of the school. Everyone is entitled to there own.

Syndey stood up for what she knows is right and that is what made the difference when she was really needed. As President of anything, the U.S. or an organization, you can not think about yourself, you have to consider what is best for everyone else.

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Posted feb 19, 2008 1:19 pm pt

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This is an interesting telling of the snow white and the seven dwarfs story. Bynes plays snow/sydney white who goes to college. She then meets the wicked sister who tries to ruin her college life. She is then thrown out of the popular class and...
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This is an interesting telling of the snow white and the seven dwarfs story. Bynes plays snow/sydney white who goes to college. She then meets the wicked sister who tries to ruin her college life. She is then thrown out of the popular class and sent to the outcasts. 7 outcasts to be specific and of course prince charming tends to take a liking to white. Then they go about turning the tide in the favor of the underdog. I really have to say that Bynes is very pretty and not a bad actress. She needs to expand her range a bit more and take a more trying role. She tends to keep taking the same roles and she has to go away from them. I will not reveal the ending but obviously if you know the story you know what happens. I think the movie is well done and its cute. Its worth a rental if not to see just see Bynes acting.

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Posted feb 9, 2008 10:02 am pt

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A pretty good movie. I love to see someone who stands up for what is right and that is hat happened in this movie. Sydney White made all the differance as she stood up when she was really need and that's what matters. It's NOT what the crowd does...
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A pretty good movie. I love to see someone who stands up for what is right and that is hat happened in this movie. Sydney White made all the differance as she stood up when she was really need and that's what matters. It's NOT what the crowd does but what is right! She stood up for the 'Dorks' and she found support from everyone... A very good movie

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Posted jan 18, 2008 3:02 am pt

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A pretty good movie. I love to see someone who stands up for what is right and that is hat happened in this movie. Sydney White made all the

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Posted jan 18, 2008 3:01 am pt

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Cute, silly, and lame comedy. It was everything I expected! For me, Jack Carpenter stole the show as the loveable geek Lenny. I liked that they didn't try to force things, having Sydney end up falling for one of her geeks. The Snow White allusions...
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Cute, silly, and lame comedy. It was everything I expected! For me, Jack Carpenter stole the show as the loveable geek Lenny. I liked that they didn't try to force things, having Sydney end up falling for one of her geeks. The Snow White allusions were also highly entertaining.

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Posted sep 24, 2007 1:07 am pt

• [+] TV Guide
  
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  I like Amanda Bynes movies...and I'm a dork!

  by Adam Schubak | Read Full Review »
• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
  67
  The result is a charmer that boldly marches where lesser movies - at least since the heyday of John Hughes - fear to tread.

  by Chris Kaltenbach | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  67
  "Revenge of the Nerds" is way cooler in its proud defense of geekosity, no question. But anti-ditz role model Amanda Bynes just happens to be cute.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] Miami Herald
  
  63
  Its silly Snow White allusions aside, Sydney White is a simple but amiable modern fairy tale.

  by Connie Ogle | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  63
  Destined to enchant the slumber parties.

  by Kyle Smith | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  60
  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.

  by Laura Kern | Read Full Review »
• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
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  Although Bynes exudes a devil-may-care attitude that is fun to watch, the formulaic movie ultimately falls apart around her.

  by Andy Spletzer | Read Full Review »
• [+] Portland Oregonian
  
  58
  14-year-old girls will dig its amiable energy.

  by M. E. Russell | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
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  While the film's premise is shamelessly hokey and Joe Nussbaum's direction is at best pedestrian, props are due the young cast, especially Bynes, whose can-do optimism seems genuine if ultimately overdone.

  by Joshua Katzman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
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  Result should satisfy Bynes fans looking for a pleasant, innocuous follow-up to her last vehicle.

  by Lael Loewenstein | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
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  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.

  by Maureen M. Hart | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
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  Unfortunately, though, Bynes' persistent mugging only emphasizes Nussbaum's relentlessly cartoonish direction.

  by Elizabeth Weitzman | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
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  Cute and cartoonish rule the day, and teens and tweens will be the film's chief audience.

  by Sheri Linden | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
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  For all these references to the fairytale, Sydney White soon takes an easier path, recycling familiar "Mean Girls" and "Revenge of the Nerds" scenarios.

  by Liam Lacey | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
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  Each twist and turn is so telegraphed and expected that the story feels wan and the comedy feeble.

  by Claudia Puig | Read Full Review »