Critic Reviews
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Dennis Harvey, Variety
At times the pic doesn't even seem certain which decade it's set in; the squeaky-clean high school environs often feel more '80s than '90s.
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Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Stiles nails her feminazi, bound-for-Sarah Lawrence shtick, but just as easily melts into giggles or pulls off a slapstick drunk scene.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The movie wimped out by blanding down the story and the characters to the point where she isn't really a shrew and he isn't really a maniac.
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The notion of a contemporary high school as a hotbed of romantic intrigue is utterly apt, and the performances almost make the update work.
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
As satirical as it is romantic, this is one teen film that is wise enough to span generations in its appeal.
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Cast
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Heath Ledgeras Patrick Verona -
Julia Stilesas Katarina Stratford -
Joseph Gordon-Levittas Cameron James
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Larisa Oleynikas Bianca Stratford -
David Krumholtzas Michael Eckman -
Andrew Keeganas Joey Donner
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