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John Tucker Must Die
EMAILPRINTTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 27 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 29 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy | Romance
Written by: Jeff Lowell
Directed by: Betty Thomas
Release Date:
Theatrical: July 28, 2006
DVD: November 14, 2006
Running Time: 87 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for sexual content and language
Starring Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti, Brittany Snow, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel, and Jenny McCarthy
Three teenagers two-timed by a local lothario decide to turn the tables on him in this romantic comedy. (Fox)
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What The Critics Said
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...
New York Post Kyle Smith
A slumber-party classic that belongs on the same shelf as "Bring It On" and "10 Things I Hate About You." This high-school comedy should do for its 20-year-old star, Brittany Snow, what those movies did for Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
Betty Thomas, directing a script by TV veteran Jeff Lowell, seems uncertain whether to sympathize with her three heroines or with the title cad, but there's something mildly charming about this cheerful revenge comedy's lack of any straightforward moral agenda.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Connie Ogle
A briskly-paced, refreshing kick in this season of draggy, two-hour-plus movies. The film is smarter and funnier than its trailers indicate, and, as a bonus, there are no superheroes, pirates or Wilson brothers to be found.
Read Full Review >Premiere Nick Taylor
Although mixing teen humor with sentiment will never be done as well as in "American Pie," John Tucker Must Die has just enough heart to entertain the "MySpace" set.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Scott Foundas
The performers are a bright bunch, especially Snow (even if she's no sane person’s idea of a wallflower), Metcalfe, who has the cocksure swagger of a young Travolta, and McCarthy, who infuses her few scenes with a haggard dignity masquerading as optimism.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
Revenge movies often end with the message that vengeance is empty and futile, but it's never encouraging when revenge seems pointless from the start.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
Penn Badgley is wildly charismatic in the role of John Tucker's younger brother. The entire picture could hang on his cheekbones alone. If only Mr. Metcalfe shared his talents.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
The film lacks the nerve for any genuinely nasty fun or comic bite.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Tirdad Derakhshani
Too cute by half, the high school comedy John Tucker Must Die is just so likable, so, um, cute - in that helpless-bunny-wabbit sort of way - that to diss it would be to admit being a heartless, cynical Bambi-killer.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Every woman falls for the wrong guy at least once in her life. This week, it's Betty Thomas' turn.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian M. E. Russell
Getting worked up about John Tucker Must Die is a bit like getting worked up about the taste of flan.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
The movie starts out cleverly enough but grows insipid as the girls' antics become more predictable.
Read Full Review >Variety Justin Chang
Predictable developments are more or less redeemed by spirited execution and the pleasures of an able, good-looking cast.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
The movie is as inconsequentially pleasant as its star, and far nicer than the title lets on, too.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein
Something to see and occasionally even to laugh at.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Steve Davis
John Tucker Must Die will undoubtedly fade into obscurity like so many silly and sentimental teen comedies before it.
Read Full Review >Empire Anna Smith
A load of formulaic nonsense that should still turn a few young heads thanks to its fantasy plot and Jesse Metcalfe's chest
Read Full Review >Film Threat Michael Ferraro
Its storyline is very predictable and cliché but teen girls will no doubt have a good time with this movie anyway.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Ann Hornaday
But despite doing its best to jiggle, giggle and ogle its way into a niche somewhere between "Heathers" and "American Pie," it becomes just another forgettable pastiche of sight gags and pop-culture references.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
John Tucker Must Die is toothless. The jokes are obvious and unfunny, the storyline goes nowhere that's interesting or unexpected, and the only chemistry happens in a science lab.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Gregory Kirschling
Astonishingly (and offensively), the witless ending comes down harder on the women than the cad.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Michael Atkinson
Whatever the target demographic was in the pre-production phase, now it's limited to sexually active 14-year-olds still retaking the sixth grade.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 29 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Maf Tan gave it an8:
Pretty good and funny.
Callan gave it a10:
I give this movie a 10because tis movie has a grea story line!!! guys don't need to think that they can use girls like that, and take advantage of them!! i have a guy at my school that we are about to do this to, and i will be playing the role of, Kate!! bottom line..this movie is amazing!!
Prad Ray gave it a4:
what is it with these American high school movies, that they try and have some 'big' moral at the end of them, which is barely a moral, don't lie to girls to get them into bed?' are American teenagers really this stupid? if i was an American teenager id feel pretty ashamed that this sort of trash is being constantly thrown at me. CLUELESS is a classic, as it mocks stupidity but since then we get one after another of this unintelligent rubbish, where the kids are actually portrayed as real American teenagers. It must be true, Americans really do have a terrible education system. 4 for being entertaining. but for god sake stop treating kids like morons.
Ek-o D. gave it a7:
Predictable.
Abes A. gave it a10:
I love Sophia Bush! She’s a great actress and Jesse Metcalfe is hot! This is a hilarious movie!
Jordan G. gave it a0:
This movie was horrible. About a no-good guy who cheats on girls. Then they get him back. Predictable, obvious, not funny in the least bit! This movie was made for high school guys to envy Tucker. Absolutely horrible! If I ever see the director I’ll punch him for making this disaster
Mimi T. gave it a10:
BRILLIANT!!!!!
