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13 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 21 Critics What's this?

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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

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  • Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr., Julia Stiles
  • Summary: A young man (Prinze) wins and loses his first serious love (Stiles) and looks back three years after they broke up.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 16 out of 21
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: John Petrakis
    50
    Ostensibly a story about first love in college, and I never believed a frame of it.
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  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Vanessa E. Jones
    38
    Prinze charming, but can't save movie.
  3. Film.com
    Reviewed by: John Hartl
    30
    A Boring Young Couple.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 5 out of 24
  1. BubbaS.
    10
    Stellar. Soul-touching. It will move you to the depths of your very being.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. lizT
    10
    I love this movie!!!
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. KrissyR.
    0
    I saw a lot of teen movies in high school, and this was on the very top of the heap of craptasticness. The only thing from keeping me leaving such a boring/unoriginal/flat movie was the fact I paid $6 bucks. If I could PLEASE get those 2 hours of my life back, I'd feel like I lived just a little bit more. Whatever happened to great romantic comedys driven by excellent dialogue, a la "When Harry Met Sally?"… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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