Sydney White (2007) User Reviews (66)

Not the most original, but sweet, harmless and entertaining!

[mollymormonbrat · 7/10 · 22 September 2007]

Maybe I just haven't seen a good "teen girl" movie in so long. In fact, I don't remember the last time I went and saw a "teen girl" movie. Maybe if there were more out there was fun as this, I would. Basically, I had boring, rainy Saturday and a little sister. The trip to the theatre wound up with the two us laughing our heads off and all the appropriate "aww" moments.

The premise is a modern-day Snow White on a college campus. A little contrived, but hey, it apparently worked. Sydney is your average tomboy who is under all sorts of pressure to pledge herself to her dead mother's old sorority. Well, the sorority girls are no longer what they used to be, and the pampered princesses throw Sydney out into the rain. She winds up taking refuge at the Vortex, a student housing building where lives the guy she dumped for a sorority mission and his six bizarre roommates.

Honestly, I didn't think it would work. But it did, and besides the cuteness there is a little more moral meat as Sydney and her new friends lead a student body revolution. Yeah, it's cheesy and we've seen the revenge-of-the-nerds theme many a time before, but it's so goodhearted and fun that I couldn't help but love it, stereotypes, predictability, and all.

All the characters seemed very much into their roles. I wouldn't say I'm an Amanda Bynes fan, but she failed to annoy me this time around! It was a great blend of an old story with modern college life with clever, roll-your-eyes references to the original Disney animated film. It might bother some people, but as a Snow White fan I thought they were cute.

It's definitely a girl movie, I'll give you that, so if you can't put up with the silliness and the cheesiness, you will not enjoy it. But if you're a girl looking for a cute movie with a lot of harmless fun, this will hit the spot. This is one I will definitely buy on DVD and watch when I need something light and fun.

Not the most artistic of film making and not a whole lot of focus on in-depth characters and originality, but as a former teenage girl, I will happily give this adorable little film 7/10 for sheer sweetness, a good heart, and a passion for doing the right thing. Sometimes we just need that girly spunk.

Modern Day Fairy Tale...

[jaddison383 · 5/10 · 22 September 2007]

Don't we all wish our lives could be fairy tales??? In this movie, that's exactly what one naive and tomboyish girl named Sydney White gets. To us, it seems like a rather familiar story.

What Amanda Bynes is so good at is delivering clean and funny teen and family comedies. She is a very funny actress, and continues to be respectable by not screwing up her life like most actresses her age. She's cute as Sydney, though her tan was not. It was quite over-done in fact. Besides her the ones who steal the show are, of course, the dorks (aka dwarfs). They are certainly adorable, and we can't help but think that Sydney has found the best possible friends on campus. The downfall in the cast was Sara Paxton as the arch-nemesis Rachel WITCHburn. She just didn't seem quite evil enough for me. Crystal Hunt was also not that great as Sydney southern friend Dinky.

There are some laugh-out-loud moments and one-liners. The most fun part of the movie is catching the fairy tale parts as they come. That and watching the dorks. "Sydney White" is a fine family film and will even work well for teens, and it has a very nice message. However, it never reaches any kind of high point and kind of just seems to go on at a continuous rate. Still, it's worth a watch as a diversion from reality and back into fairy tale world. 6/10 stars!

Jay Addison

Snow White and the seven dorks

[brettchatz-1 · 6/10 · 5 October 2007]

Sydney White stars popular actress Amanda Bynes as the new girl in an elite college sorority. The Kappa Sisterhood is made up of a group of size 2 beautiful clones, all praising their mean-spirited leader, Rachel Witchburn (Sara Paxton).

As Sydney's popularity rises, Rachel begins to feel threatened by her. And so begins a story of rejection; acceptance and love. Sydney meets the handsome Beta fraternity leader Tyler (Matt Long) who is besotted by the good-natured Sydney.

With seven new geeky friends in the vortex house, Sydney decides to run for student president. Some good clean comedy ensues. Sydney White is a teen girl's dream movie; lots of romanticised idealism and a warm-fuzzy ending

Modern day Snow White

[ComedyFan2010 · 7/10 · 12 May 2018]

The movie isn't original. We all have seen many revenge of the nerds/dorks/good guys movies. So you know how it ends before it starts. The bad characters are also so one sided and boring. Nothing special about them, they are just overdone bad.

But I still like the movie. I give it above average rating because I liked all the Snow White references. Mainly the poisoned apple and the seven dwarfs. They make the movie especially funny with their charming characters and personalities. So it is a pretty good movie when one doesn't expect much and just wants a few laughs.

Feel good to the 7th power!

[napierslogs · 7/10 · 3 July 2010]

"Sydney White" is the typical losers-become-winners where we cheer for the underdogs.

Amanda Bynes is Sydney White, a freshman in college, who doesn't fit in with her Greek sorority. Determined to fight them she teams up with 7 'dorks' and launches a campaign to win back the school. Yes it is supposed to be a modern update of Snow White which I find lame, but it's easy to ignore that.

It has all of the characters you expect to find, the cute tomboy, the pretty and popular mean girl, the cute and popular but also sweet guy, and the geek (7 of them in this case). The great thing about these characters is that the important ones, who are supposed to be more than just caricatures, actually are.

And of course the highlight is Amanda Bynes, she is funny and sweet and pretty and very easy to like. Most people are familiar with Bynes so if you have liked her previous films ("What a Girl Wants" (2003) or "She's the Man" (2006)) then you should like her here. If you are not a fan of hers then I respect your opinion but think you're missing something, and you should probably also skip this.

"Sydney White" is everything that you want in a cute, sweet, feel good PG movie. I recommend it.

A guilty pleasure film

[jamesmtuttle-31416 · 7/10 · 11 August 2022]

The story is not great, but I do find some of the jokes to be funny. I'm socially awkward myself, so that helps me appreciate the jokes. It's a guilty pleasure film.

It's no "She's the Man"

[mcsheehey · 4/10 · 1 October 2007]

Amanda Bynes is an enormously talented actress, and I've really enjoyed all of her roles in the past, especially in the fantastic "She's the Man." For that reason alone, "Sydney White" was a huge disappointment for me. The real reason for my dislike of this film is the poor use of characters. In a good fun teen comedy, its perfectly alright to have a cast of all fairly reality-based teen characters. In "Sydney White," this idea is thrown out the window.

Amanda Bynes makes a fine Sydney, but she is really lacking in a lot of what usually makes her sparkle as an actress. I blame this on the script, which makes her character too bland and restrained, and on the hair/makeup department, which gives her a detestable plastic look and an annoying hair style. The seven "dorks" that Sydney eventually befriends are far worse. They are so dorky that it's impossible to like them or even respect them as characters. They're essentially repulsive gag fodder. As is the story's "Prince Charming," who is completely unbelievable as a character and is about as cheesy as can be.

Perhaps the film's biggest star-to-be (with the possible exception of Amanda Bynes) is Sara Paxton, who's actually very good as the conniving Rachel Witchburn. It's just a shame that the script-writers didn't make her a bit more gray than black.

The plot is basically that of "Snow White." What kills it is that it is too blunt and obvious a re-imagining. The connections to "Snow White" are thrown at us so much throughout the film that they are ultimately annoying and overblown. Prince Charming is unrealistically charming, the "witch" is far too despicably witchy, the seven "dorks" are too dorky, and Sydney is just too pure of heart. Now, this is not to say that the movie is all bad. Though Bynes is forced down by the script, she still has her moments. As does Sara Paxton, who brings physical comedy to the max in her scenes. Sydney's room-mate, named "Dinky" is also great fun as a character. It's a somewhat funny film at parts that is ultimately just too cheesy and clichéd to recommend.

A genuinely good movie

[Slwells5815 · 9/10 · 22 September 2007]

In our day and age, it's very difficult to find a truly funny film that is also fairly sweet and innocent. Having grown up as a fairy tale princess wannabe, I've seen my share of fairy tale spin-offs, and this has by far been the best one. I was almost afraid to watch this movie, seeing as it was PG-13 and that doesn't really mean anything anymore (could be clean, like Sydney White, could be completely raunchy). However, I was pleasantly surprised by its clever writing. Some may complain that it is too stereotypical with the cliques, but I would point out that the gorgeous Prince Charming is also a genuinely decent guy, not just Mr. Popularity as in most films. I mean, let's face it: fairy tales were pretty stereotypical to begin with. Evil queens, handsome princes, princesses in danger or in hiding, or regular girls becoming princesses. But that doesn't make it any less of a good story. Overall, I found it highly entertaining and terrifically charming. Truly heartwarming to a fairy tale fan like myself, and even to my dad, who decided to accompany me to the movie because he had nothing better to do--and believe me, it's not easy to entertain my dad with 'chick flicks'.

Predictable, maybe. But who really wants to see the evil witch win in the end?

"Snow White and the 7 Dorks"

[Kamurai25 · 7/10 · 10 July 2021]

Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

A modern day re-telling of Snow White. Not an easy task to get a modern ensemble cast to be significant, but they do a good job for the characters being mostly socially awkward societal rejects.

Amanda Bynes pretty much carries the movie, but that's to be expected from a Snow White.

The fun twist is they went with a "vs the rich" trope against greek row instead of her being princess-like.

The movie is a lot of fun, and Amanda Bynes does a great job of competitive girl on the social battlefield as does Sarah Paxton.

Strictly for kids

[sendme-73173 · 4/10 · 4 May 2021]

Super Cute but it will degenerate your brain. Not recommend for adults.

Pleasant

[jlj9675-1 · 8/10 · 22 September 2007]

I found this simple tale charming and entertaining. It was funny without filth. The cinematography was quite lovely in many spots. It was fun to see John Schneider in a mature role for the first time in a long while. I feel that Amanda is a lovely, talented young girl who did a good job with the role. All the geeks were comical and interesting in their own individual ways. The facial expressions of George were absolutely endearing and evoked hilarious laughter several times. I found myself wanting to bring them all home for a good meal! I especially liked the excellent life-lesson shown for all of our society and wholeheartedly recommend this film for everyone over the age of 12. Younger kids just won't get it nor enjoy it.

What if Snow White was a teenager in high school,well that's what this film is all about

[lisafordeay · 6/10 · 3 February 2014]

She's The Man's Amanda Bynes and Aquamarine's Sara Paxton star in this High School version of Snow White.

Bynes play the title character Sydney White who goes to some posh sorioty school that her late mom attended and she later meets up with a bunch of guys who all share the same persona's as the dwarfs in Snow White. However Sydney has some competion with sorioty leader Rachel Witchburn(seriously that is her surname) played by Sara Paxton who tries all in her power to become the next school president and doesn't want Sydney White to win. So Rachel decides to manipulate Sydney. Problems arise however when Sydney falls for Rachel's ex boyfriend (Matt Long) who likes Sydney but Rachel doesn't want him to be with Sydney. Will Rachel do something bad to Sydney?(since this film is loosely based on Snow White?).

So what did I think of it well I honestly thought it wasn't bad,copies are very hard to find this movie and I bought it again in CEX as I used to have it on DVD.

If you are a fan of Amanda Bynes than check it out.

Whomever told Amanda Bynes she was funny should be fired

[shondaranson · 2/10 · 1 November 2008]

I rated this one better than awful because I liked seeing Jonathon from Buffy in something again -- even if it was the same role.

First, the concept is kind of cute for a short, but not an entire movie. The writing was forced and contrived. I have the feeling that the movie suffered the most during editing.

Second, Amanda Bynes always looks like her eyes are crossed -- even when she's not trying to do it. She's just not funny. She always plays some sort of misfit girl who triumphs by being herself -- ironic, considering Amanda seems to always be a caricature. I would actually like to see her in something serious. I really want to give her a chance, but she is always cast in these trite roles where she wiggles and makes faces and somehow that's a good thing?

Finally, the whole "I'm a Dork" segment was ripped off from Revenge of the Nerds. There was nothing in this movie that was unpredictable.

Shame, shame, shame.

revenge of the dorks

[zoerobe · 7/10 · 27 September 2007]

Hi, I'm zoerobe, and when I was in high school I was in the band. Also I've played Dungeons and Dragons as a kid. So I guess I'm a dork!

Sorry, I just got a little carried away. This is a cute but totally, like, unoriginal movie - "Revenge of the Nerds," meets "Legally Blonde," meets "She's All That," for starters. But it's totally indebted to "Revenge of the Nerds," this way ancient movie that came out, like, over a decade ago. Let's compare the two plots.

Revenge of the Nerds: Two young freshman with limited dating experience and social skills go off to college, where they are made to sleep in the gym because the Big Greeks on Campus have burned down their own house and need a place to stay. The nerds get fed up and form their own frat (Lambda, Lambda, Lambda) and compete in the fraternity/sorority challenge because the winner gets to control all the Greek activities/funds.

Revenge of the Dorks, oops I mean Sydney White: Amanda Byrnes plays a young wholesome tomboy with limited social skills who goes off to college to pledge the same sorority as her dead mom. She is eventually cast out and forced to take refuge in the Vortex, a house for seven guys who are dorks. The dorks get fed up and decide to take control of the Student Council so the funds will be more evenly distributed.

Dissing Amanda Byrnes'acting is like kicking a puppy. She's so cute that she even made "She's the Man" halfway bearable. All the actors do a decent job, although they aren't helped by a predictable script and mostly lame dialog. But well, Amanda is cute enough to help the movie rise above these flaws. She's totally, like, adorkable!

Good retelling of Snow White with a a really good looking young lady in the lead

[dbborroughs · 6/10 · 11 November 2008]

Retelling of Snow White on a college campus as nerdy girl raised by construction workers goes to her dead mothers old college where she runs afoul of the sorority and is forced to take refuge with seven "dorks", uber geeks like herself. Cute family oriented movie isn't bad but is a bit too artificially constructed to be fully moving. Still I have to give any film that name checks Usagi Yojimbo as a badge of geekiness points. Wait for cable and watch it with rug rats (No pun intended).

I do have to speculate about the casting of Amanda Bynes (who did Rugrat voices) who is fine here, and wonder did she get the job because of her talent or because of her good looks. I know its a piggy thing to say but there was more than once I was wondering about how they had her look-which while not overly slutty did seem to scream SEX OBJECT. Granted it will keep the dads happy, but was it really necessary?

Not blatantly Snow White, but kind of charming in an odd way

[bluemountainwolf · 7/10 · 21 February 2019]

The movie was sort of like a cheesy comedy of Snow White (and Cinderella). It's not really a kid's movie, but maybe teen-centered? University student centered? Over all, the movie grew on me later. I found myself thinking about it after it was over and pieces started to click. I actually didn't catch onto the resemblance with the 7 college guys. But I'll say that her reflection of Snow White's poisoned sleep was too forced and the kiss felt off. Perhaps because the "Prince" wasn't really that likable a character to me. The sneezy kid would probably be a better companion as the Prince felt stiff and unlikable. Perhaps make him more charming and less of a jerk who feels entitled and the story would feel better.

Am I a dork because I thought this movie was just OK

[MLDinTN · 5/10 · 7 August 2008]

This movie is more suited for young teens. It's a teen retelling of Snow White. Tomboy Sydney White goes off to college and pledges to her mom's frat, which is run by the witch, Rachel. Rachel is jealous and kicks Sydney out. Sydney must go live with the 7 dorks whom live in the Vortex house. Sydney also meets a guy whose last name happens to be Prince. He is Rachel's ex and was in favor of tearing down the Vortex to build a Greek center. But after hanging with Syd and the dorks he realizes they aren't that bad and doesn't want to go ahead with the plan. There is also the student elections in which Syd decides to go up against Rachel. There are other things that are similar to snow white, like the looking mirror, the kiss from a prince, etc...

Amanda Bynes is charming on screen. She makes the character. It was amusing, but didn't really make me laugh.

FINAL VERDICT: I thought the idea was neat, but the movie was OK. I think younger people will like it more.

All right I get it...it's not going to make movie classic history...I loved it...going outside the box I suppose

[Robert_duder · 9/10 · 21 October 2007]

The cold hard truth is I knew walking into this film that I was going to come out smiling having seen a movie that I really liked that most people will not and will continually make fun of it. So I'll do something I rarely do and right this from just my own personal experience and how I felt about it. I'm a smack in the face sucker for teen flicks, especially remakes of classics redone with the modern High School/College Twist...ie: Ten Things I Hate About You, Get Over it, and now this one. Sydney White was just cute...it had some real tongue in cheek humor and didn't try to be anything but what it was...a genre inducing, demographically aimed film that hits the nail on the head. Granted you have to let go of reality and accept the nearly insulting barrage of stereotypical clumping that the film provides but aren't all teeny flicks like that? I admit that while watching the seven 'dorks' I got a tinge of offensiveness creeping up because it is kind of harsh towards certain attributes even if they were made out to be the anti-heroes of the film. The attention to adding in little references to the Original Snow White Story was pretty well done including a hilarious (I thought it was hilarious) Hi-Hoe line delivered by a couple of the 'dorks.' Some of it might have been a little forced...the Poison Apple should have happened earlier on and the names "Witchburn" and "Prince" were almost a little much but even still the film is cute and funny and fluffy in all the right places.

Every time I see an Amanda Bynes film I tend to rave about her. Yes I have a small crush...but besides that I generally feel that Bynes is a terrific young comedian who is terrific at dead pan humor, physical comedy and has this real down to earth quality about her and she can still look terrific and movie star like. She's just damn likable which is why movies like this work for her. Sure I'd like to see her give some time to something maybe more serious but stick to what you're good at and this is good for her!! She's terrific as Sydney White, a down home girl that is rough around the edges more than frilly but is still a gal at heart and you really just like her and want to see her kick some witch butt. Now I had some nasty things to say about the movie reviewers who commented on her appearance in this film saying she looked awful and fake tanned and Orange because what a stupid and shallow thing to go on about but I admit...there was definitely some issues with her appearance. She does look orange throughout nearly the whole film and it looks like a bad spray tan. Sara Paxton is a terrific villain for Bynes' Sydney White. She's pretty stereotypical as far as teen flick villains go but she does it well. I know she can do a spectrum of characters because this is a far cry from her performance as the naive and cute mermaid in Aquamarine but similar to her bad girl in Sleepover. Honestly I would have liked to have seen her got more of an appropriate ending in Sydney White. Keep your eyes on young actor Matt Long who made an impression on short lived TV Series Jack and Bobby and I think could have made a better Ghost Rider than Nicholas Cage. He's mostly a show piece as Tyler Prince and the object of Bynes' and Paxton's affections. Bynes' and him have good chemistry and he does a great job in the role for what he's given. I honestly wish I had the space to run down ALL the supporting actors including the 7 dorks because they did a truly terrific job in their respective dorky roles and they all had a certain chemistry with Bynes that was important. There were also supporting characters like Crystal Hunt, who did a great job, and the amazing John Schneider as Bynes' Dad.

Truth be told no one is walking away from filming Sydney White a better or worse actor for having been on set and they won't ever see any awards quite likely. The thing was they were picked to put forth a certain appearance and performance and they all did it spot on and there is nothing wrong with that I don't think. Sydney White is just an example of know what you're good at and go with it. Bynes knows she's adorable and likable and can play this role, same with Sara Paxton, and even director Joe Nussbaum. This is his third movie of this type and they've all been exactly what you would expect from the genre and there is nothing wrong with that. I actually REALLY enjoyed Sleepover (see my review), because it shows what it is and it doesn't try to be anything else. And I like cute little teeny films...is that wrong?? I don't slap a 9/10 on this because it's a must see movie that will live forever and teach you something about life. I'm just going with my gut and how much I enjoyed it. If you like this type of movie and want something cute, and fluffy...you'll love it!!! 9/10

Feel good one

[m-ramanan · 7/10 · 29 July 2021]

RATED 7/10 Language: Egnlish

Nice college feel good drama with fairy tale backdrop... its adopted to college days very well... there is nothing new but it was still enjoyable watch...

Sydney White: Cute, but just a remake

[rrachlin · 4/10 · 22 August 2008]

My 15 year old daughter asked me to watch this movie with her on Cable TV. As someone who saw Revenge of The Nerds in a movie theater, I found this movie to be an extremely predictable remake of it. The Nerds were simply replaced by Dorks. I drove her crazy by being able to predict precisely what would happen in each scene. The cast was cute, especially Amanda Bynes.

Screenwriter Chad Creasey should be ashamed for writing such an obvious remake of an early 1980's flick. The title should have simply been "Revenge of The Dorks." Perhaps the sequel will be Revenge of the Dorks 2.

Charming as well as Hilarious

[Pranksalot · 10/10 · 20 September 2007]

This movie is a rarity, genuine humor is displayed throughout the film without using sex jokes/raunchiness references. That's is what comedy films need to strive for which is clean wholesome humor unlike movies such as SuperBad, Borat, Wedding Crashers, and Knocked Up. I know it's difficult with today's society to come up with clean jokes with what is shown on television now days, which is why Sydney White deserves several rounds of applause. I can't even think of a college movie which does not have at least one dirty joke or being as wholesome as this film. According to an article Amanda is the one who told the writers to tone down the script and not make it raunchy. Amanda Bynes as the leading performer in this movie is phenomenal. She is hysterically funny as well as being cute as a button. Amanda is destined to have a long career in the comedy field since there isn't many actresses out there who can even "do" comedy. What Amanda have and not many other actors/actresses is her facial expressions. Her facial expressions makes the movie 10 times better. It's as if Amanda is two actresses wrapped in one.

I really like Amanda's interaction with the dorks, the scenes when they are all together...it's the best. Matt Long is charming as the prince. His type of character is rare in movies and in real life. He's handsome, funny, and do charity work. Amanda Bynes and Matt Long have great chemistry, makes me wish they will date each other in real life.

Cyrstal Hunt is funny as the airhead southern buddy of Sydney. The weakest link of the movie would be Sara Paxon, but she improves throughout the movie. There is some clichés in the movie, but what movie doesn't? Every movie borrows somethings from other resources. Another rare thing that this movie have would be that it actually teaches a great lesson which is to be yourself and not to conform.

In the borderline of being too much of a caricature. But the "embrace your dorkiness" message makes it worth watching

[quiqueperezsoler · 7/10 · 17 April 2020]

While the idea might be a tad unoriginal the movie had room to make it its own. The characters seemed interesting and it was an endearing and feel good movie as everybody realises is better to be themselves instead of trying to fit into the "cliques" of college. But the movie would have failed miserably if it wasn't for the outstanding performance of Amanda Bynes who can seem to do no wrong in these genre of teen comedies. As for the rest and especially the poshy blond girl and all of the nerds, they were so over the top and exaggerated that they actually seemed demeaning caricatures of themselves.

As a dork and geek myself I usually find the interpretation of other dorks and geeks in these movies inoffensive and always sticking to the most common traits but when a movie takes it as far as basically giving them all the inconventionalities you can have in life: allergies, speech-traumas,... it just becomes overbearing and impossible to empathise with. Some romantic choices for them were a nice touch to an already busy movie but it's worth mentioning that the most outstanding aspect of the movie is its choice of making the lead female protagonist as dorky as she was. The movie wouldn't have worked as well if it weren't not only for Amanda Bynes performance but also the interestingly written character with her backstory and her tastes, pretty impressive for hollywood and a welcome female protagonist.

IN CONCLUSION, what's best to realise of the movie is that it promotes being yourself and also to be proud of the dork, geek and nerd in all of us. The movie is easy-going, harmless and a fun ride if you don't take it too seriously. Amanda Bynes was amazing as always, the love story cute, the dorks a bit too much but in the end likable and the rest of the people were okay I guess. At times the whole Snow White beats and references were a bit out of place but if you look over it it's fine.

Great make-out or video games-instead flick

[jp-aventurier · 4/10 · 11 January 2012]

This one's the nail in the glass coffin for my Snow White series; and like college, it seems so much better when it's over.

One thing I've learned in this short series is that the villain is so often more interesting than the hero. The hero's good motivations are assumed, but the villains must be intriguing and explored. That's why we loved Heath Ledger's Joker.

In "Sydney White", neither the hero, Amanda Bynes, nor the villain, Sara Paxton are interesting at all. Paxton fulfills (quite perfectly, actually) every high school/college bitch stereotype. Bynes bounces about like a Pollyanna chipmunk with more fake-tan than "Jersey Shore". She was much better as Cindy Lou Who in "Hairspray".

This movie has a strange comedy pace. Over-all its a regurgitated college story, but then like every 5 min there'll be something adorably goofy that makes you keep watching.

Look out for: a super shitty soundtrack poisoned apple computer lame first kiss two well placed hi hos

The working title, "Sydney White and the Seven Dorks" should have stayed.

I recommend just making out through this one.

Revenge of the Nerds for Girls

[klchu · 7/10 · 14 June 2008]

This was a great movie to watch with my daughter. It contained many good lessons in it for her. She also really liked the movie, so double bonus! Yes, this is not the most original movie, but it is well done. "Revenge of the Nerds" was an awesome movie and to make a PG version that applies to girls is a good thing. Elitism can still be a problem today so I applaud the effort of making a decent film that appeals to a younger audience. Tolerance and acceptance of those who are different from us is a lesson that cannot be taught too often.

I'd also like to say "Shame on Richard Roeper" for giving this movie zero stars. Zero? That means that there is nothing worth seeing in this movie and that is simply not true. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of movies each year that are worse than this movie.

So, if you have a teen or preteen (boy or girl, but especially girls) this is a good movie for them to see.

Good simple Revenge of the Nerds movie

[SnoopyStyle · 7/10 · 4 January 2014]

Sydney White (Amanda Bynes) lost her mother at the age of 9. She was raised by her plumber single father and the guys around the construction site. She gets a scholarship and intends to get into the Kappa sorority just as her mother had. However she's just isn't the right kind of girl according to sorority president Rachel (Sara Paxton). And when Rachel's 'boyfriend' Tyler (Matt Long) shows interest in Sydney, Rachel denies Sydney entry. She becomes homeless, and taken in by seven geeks in their crumbling house called "The Vortex".

This is not going to win any awards. It's a young people melodrama with a tricked out plot using 'Snow White' references. Rachel is always looking up the 'Hot or Not' list on the computer to see who is the hottest of the college. The plot is taken from 'Revenge of the Nerds' with the geeks trying to win student council.

Amanda Bynes is still the hyper plucky girl. Sara Paxton is a good villain. The seven geeks have their moments. They all work very well. With its simple intentions, this is a good likable movie.