Average high school fare
Based extremely lightly on Shakespeare, our story picks up when young high school kid Cameron falls for Bianca, who isn't allowed to date. Bianca and her sister Kats father decides that Bianca kay date, so long as her sister Kat does as well. What seems like a sure bet as Kat has no interest in boys. When part model and full time jerk Joey Donner and mysterious loner Patrick Verona get involved will she change her mind? This film wants to be so much, but the limited investment in any of the characters really hampers what could be a fun and effective comedy. That's not to say the cast isn't good with their limited material, but that's the problem - there just isn't much to munch on. It wants to be as bad as some 80s sex comedy but the big party just isn't that big, the kids just aren't that interesting, and the big prom feels like an afterthought. Recommended only if you're a big fan of the era, the stars, or high school comedies in general.
- sgmi-53579
- Jul 19, 2023