Fired Up!
Metascore
31 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 9 out of 18
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  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    38
    Fired Up feels like everybody's first time doing anything - writing, acting, directing, cheerleading.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    30
    It's like being trapped for an hour-and-a-half in a pound full of yappy puppies.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    25
    Here is a movie that will do for cheerleading what "Friday the 13th" did for summer camp.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Perry Seibert
    25
    Raunchy.
  5. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    25
    Regardless of how low your expectations are regarding Fired Up!, it will still surprise you, and not in a good way.
  6. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    20
    Tries waaay too hard, just like its motormouth jock-snark heroes.
  7. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    10
    We're light years away from "Animal House," sure, but who ever thought we would long for the richer, funnier dignity of "American Pie?"
  8. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Jan Stuart
    10
    Will Gluck directs with frantic, go-for-broke pacing, which is what you do when your reserves of wit are bankrupt.
  9. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    0
    On the off chance that anyone out there would want to spend time with guys like this—and would appreciate a bonus plug for Staples' recycled paper products, too--this movie has been made just for them.

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User Score
5.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. KundK
    7
    Hyper-fast teen comedy made to make people laugh and not to be taken too seriously. The jokes come hard, fast and un-PC, but they are never mean-spirited; there are tons of obvious and obscure (visual and verbal) references for geeky viewers to parse and the whole thing is extremely self-referential and postmodern-y. Think less "American Pie" and "Bring It On" and more "Clueless" and "Popular" on hormonal overdrive. Well worth a watch, just like the director's follow-up "Easy A".… Full Review »
  2. JesseM.
    7
    Despite this films failings -- and as the above reviewers had rattled on about at great length, there are many -- the chemistry between the two leads had me laughing start to finish. Perhaps I went it to it with such low expectations, it had to be good. Who knows...… Full Review »
  3. TDKinDallas
    4
    A really bad movie, but I laughed a lot!
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