She Gets What She Wants (2002)

36% of critics liked it
(25 reviews)
45% of users liked it
(8,522 ratings)

Starla Grady (Jane McGregor), the most popular girl at Splendona High School in Splendona, TX, is on top of the world. That is, at least, until foreign-exchange student Genevieve LePlouff (Piper Perabo) moves in with Starla's family. Starla's parents had hoped that Genevieve's tutoring would help… More Starla Grady (Jane McGregor), the most popular girl at Splendona High School in Splendona, TX, is on top of the world. That is, at least, until foreign-exchange student Genevieve LePlouff (Piper Perabo) moves in with Starla's family. Starla's parents had hoped that Genevieve's tutoring would help raise Starla's French grade, which had dropped dangerously low. At first, like Starla's other followers, Genevieve seems in awe of her charmed existence. However, when Genevieve's story of misfortune and lost love is featured in the school newspaper, Starla feels the winds begin to change. Before she knows it, Genevieve has stolen all of her best friends, her boyfriend, her position on the cheerleading squad, and her status as the most popular girl in school. Starla, not one to go down without a fight, sets out to expose Genevieve as the lying backstabber she truly is. Slap Her...She's French is directed by veteran thirtysomething actress Melanie Mayron. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Melanie Mayron
Written By: Robert Lee King, Lamar Damon
Genres: Art House & International, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 9, 2005 Wide
On DVD: Mar 22, 2005
Studio: LionsGate Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
A gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups.
Derek Elley, Variety
Good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like Clueless Does South Fork.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...even if one were willing to overlook the downright aimless storyline, there's still the dearth of laughs and muddled character motives to contend with.
Eric D. Snider, EricDSnider.com
The humor is sharp and the satirical targets are mercilessly skewered.
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, TheMovieChicks.com
Slap her - she's not funny! No French people were harmed during the making of this movie, but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half.
, Jam! Movies
[Mayron] manages to keep things affectionate even while she's sending things up higher than a full moon over Texas.
Ian Waldron-Mantgani, UK Critic
Takes one character we don't like and another we don't believe, and puts them into a battle of wills that is impossible to care about and isn't very funny.
David Noh, Film Journal International
A droll, bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the Lone Star State.

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Dead A

It was okay.
John M

A brainless teen comedy to seat in from of the TV for a few laugh and to spend your spare time. This movie it is also known as "She Gets What She Wants". It also it is a teen remake of "All About Eve".
Barry L

You cant knock the title...but the films not too bad either
Rose G

Piper Perabo looks too old to be in high school but she does a good job playing a lying, cheating, stealing b*tch. There were a few scenes that I thought were funny but it was just a typical teen flick.
Leo L

Crazy funny!