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Sydney White
Universal Pictures
FILM:
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for some language, sexual humor and partying
Starring
Amanda Bynes,
Matt Long,
Sara Paxton,
John Schneider,
and
Jack Carpenter
In a college comedy that puts a modern-day twist on an age-old story, Sydney White tells the tale of a tomboy freshman who ditches her conniving sorority sisters and finds a new home with a group of very dorky outcasts. Fed up with the way they've been treated, she's off to war against the reigning campus royalty. (Universal Pictures)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Chad Creasey
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Joe Nussbaum
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: January 22, 2008
Theatrical: September 21, 2007
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| RUNNING TIME: |
90 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

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75
TV Guide
Adam Schubak
I like Amanda Bynes movies…and I’m a dork!

67
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
The result is a charmer that boldly marches where lesser movies - at least since the heyday of John Hughes - fear to tread.

67
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
"Revenge of the Nerds" is way cooler in its proud defense of geekosity, no question. But anti-ditz role model Amanda Bynes just happens to be cute.

63
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
Its silly Snow White allusions aside, Sydney White is a simple but amiable modern fairy tale.

63
New York Post
Kyle Smith
Destined to enchant the slumber parties.

60
The New York Times
Laura Kern
Ms. Bynes, with her cherubic face, expressive eyes and comic timing, helps create a positive, pleasing diversion that caters to the geek in all of us.

58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Andy Spletzer
Although Bynes exudes a devil-may-care attitude that is fun to watch, the formulaic movie ultimately falls apart around her.

58
Portland Oregonian
M. E. Russell
14-year-old girls will dig its amiable energy.

50
Chicago Reader
Joshua Katzman
While the film's premise is shamelessly hokey and Joe Nussbaum's direction is at best pedestrian, props are due the young cast, especially Bynes, whose can-do optimism seems genuine if ultimately overdone.

50
Variety
Lael Loewenstein
Result should satisfy Bynes fans looking for a pleasant, innocuous follow-up to her last vehicle.

50
Chicago Tribune
Maureen M. Hart
Director Joe Nussbaum (“Sleepover”) doesn’t do much with his cast; there’s a lot of standing around as he indulges Bynes’ tendency to mug.

50
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Unfortunately, though, Bynes' persistent mugging only emphasizes Nussbaum's relentlessly cartoonish direction.

50
The Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden
Cute and cartoonish rule the day, and teens and tweens will be the film's chief audience.

50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Liam Lacey
For all these references to the fairytale, Sydney White soon takes an easier path, recycling familiar "Mean Girls" and "Revenge of the Nerds" scenarios.

50
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Each twist and turn is so telegraphed and expected that the story feels wan and the comedy feeble.

50
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter Addiego
A mediocre college comedy that blends bits of "Revenge of the Nerds," "Mean Girls" and "Legally Blonde" and doesn't have much to show for it.

40
Los Angeles Times
Jan Stuart
Sydney White is a carnival of ethnic and social stereotypes that are rising up against the lily-white status quo. In Hollywood, blond princesses and fairy tales die hard.

40
LA Weekly
Luke Y. Thompson
Unfortunately, this film doesn’t have the cojones to take the fairy tale all the way and have Rachel marry Sydney’s dad (or cast actual dwarfs). But director Joe Nussbaum knows his dorkdom, and nails it.

38
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Sydney White makes "Mean Girls" look like Shakespeare.

30
Austin Chronicle
Toddy Burton
It’s cheesy and contrived, but even the most watered-down stories retain elements of the original masterpieces.

0
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Tasha Robinson
What's the excuse for dumbing down Snow White to moron level? Are there really people out there who thought the original version just didn't have enough toilet jokes?


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