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89
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87
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86
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84
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83
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83
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83
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82
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82
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82
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82
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
81
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81
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80
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79
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78
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77
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74
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74
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74
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74
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74
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70
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70
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69
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62
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57
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57
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54
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54
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54
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52
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50
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48
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45
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42
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42
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40
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40
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38
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36
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35
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28
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28
Surveillance
22
What Goes Up
18
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16
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xx
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xx
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10 Things I Hate About You
Buena Vista Pictures
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for crude sex-related humor and dialogue, alcohol and drug-related scenes, all involving teens
Starring
Heath Ledger,
Julia Stiles,
Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Larisa Oleynik,
David Krumholtz,
Andrew Keegan,
Susan May Pratt,
and
Gabrielle Union
A re-telling of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," set in a modern-day Seattle high school.
| GENRE(S): |
Romance
|
| WRITTEN BY: |
Karen McCullah Lutz
Kirsten Smith
William Shakespeare (play The Taming of the Shrew)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Gil Junger
|
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: October 12, 1999
Theatrical: March 31, 1999
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| RUNNING TIME: |
97 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
It's a celebration of young American women, finding them smarter, tougher, shrewder, more rigorous, more persistent and more honest than any movie in many a moon.
100
New Times (L.A.)
Hal Hinson
A small-scale, slight undertaking, but its pleasures are unexpectedly rich. It has become a habit in our movies to portray the exploits of high school characters as shocking and depraved. Ten Things allows its teenagers their innocence and a quality that is even rarer these days, something like nobility.
100
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Lutz's dialogue is consistently sharp and snappy, and the large cast forms a sparkling ensemble under Junger's adept direction.
90
LA Weekly
John Patterson
It goes straight to the top of the class. O can there be such a thing as too keen a guilty pleasure, particularly when the whole genre is knowingly pitched to audiences as a trashophile's delight? No, there cannot.
90
Film.com
Sean Means
Kat's English assignment, which provides the movie's title, is a sweet finish to an entertaining movie -- and makes 10 Things I Hate About You quite likable.
80
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith's script has its witty moments, and some of the secondary characters--such as Larry Miller as the father and Daryl "Chill" Mitchell as an irritable teacher--are every bit as quirky as the leads.
80
Film Threat
Ron Wells
Of all the teen films released this year, this one is, by far, the best.
80
Salon.com
Mary Elizabeth Williams
What really elevates it, though, is the film's sharp wit and tender heart, both of which are conveyed beautifully by the fresh-faced cast.
80
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Scott Tobias
Immensely likable.
80
Newsweek
Alisha Davis
Pure formula. But thanks to charming performances, particularly from its two stars, the winsome Stiles and a hunky Heath, it gets the recipe right, and the result is surprisingly sweet.
75
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
The film's crank-case snappishness doesn't break any molds, but it certainly gives you a lift.
75
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
What sets this apart from its many competitors for teen dollars is that not only does the movie feature a surprisingly edgy and intelligent script, but it offers a group of characters capable of holding an audience's interest for more than 90 minutes.
75
Chicago Tribune
Maureen Ryan
A mostly charming comedy that could probably win over even the crustiest English literature professor. [31 Mar 1999]
70
Village Voice
Justine Elias
Anyone who hates '80s pop will find this movie awfully tiresome, but Stiles and her underage Petruchio (Australian actor Heath Ledger, as hunky as his name) are charismatic and bold enough to carry any romantic comedy.
70
The New Yorker
Ken Marks
First-time feature director Gil Junger gets a lot of laughs in the long setup, but the story eventually reverts to an almost typical high-school romance. Not quite "Clueless."
67
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Junger has a deft touch with light comedy such as this; he manages to keep the film's convoluted plot spinning without resorting to too much gimmickry or descending to the level of so many teen comedies.
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Liam Lacey
With her high forehead, pale eyebrows and solemn face, Stiles could have understudied Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth -- another dignified smart girl surrounded by conniving idiots.
63
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
And yet ... gee, the movie is charming, despite its exhausted wheeze of an ancient recycled plot idea.
60
Variety
Dennis Harvey
10 Things doesn't take much time before ditching its pitch idea in favor of a mishmash of newer formulas, never quite settling on a cogent game plan or directorial tone.
60
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
If it's all very clever for a teen-age film, it also feels terribly forced.
60
Film.com
John Hartl
Unfailingly energetic, 10 Things is like a puppy that can't stop wagging its tail, begging for attention...Even more than "Cruel Intentions," this movie plays like an awkward high-school production of a classic.
50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Junger spins hilariously written scenes with split-second timing, although the story sags during its long middle portion.
50
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
The movie's afraid of [Stiles], turning Kat from riot grrrrl to Solid Gold dancer in the time it takes to drop one Notorious B.I.G. song at that house party - which is why it's the Spam of processed teen movies.
50
USA Today
Susan Wloszczyna
While the attractive cast is willing, the translation into '90s teen culture is weak -- like a clueless adult's notion of cool.
50
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
This teen-oriented gloss on Shakespeare's tale is cute and occasionally quite funny, but it's undermined by slack direction.
25
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
It 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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