What a Girl Wants
User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 34
  3. Negative: 7 out of 34

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  1. LaurenW.
    Apr 25, 2003
    10
    If i could give it 20/10 i would i saw it twice and i loved it i cant wait for it to come out on video.
  2. SamN.
    Apr 6, 2003
    10
    It rocked the kazbar! Soooo good!! I wanna see it again! Amanda is hilarious!
  3. KReed
    Sep 7, 2003
    10
    I loved this movie--critics are wrong--it is very much fun--good music and very believable----
  4. KateA.
    Apr 4, 2004
    10
    Enjoyed Amanda Bynes, and especially Colin Firth.
  5. Christine
    Nov 2, 2005
    10
    I think it's a great movie...well.it's true that it's a girl movie.but it's cool....colin firth is the best.
  6. SarahW.
    Mar 1, 2005
    10
    I loved the movie!!!!
  7. Katherine
    Aug 8, 2006
    9
    I thought it ws good. Not great.
  8. JacoN.
    Jun 15, 2004
    10
    I loved it very much, Great moments and sad moments complement the sad moments. Cast is great.
  9. JaniceP.
    Jul 29, 2007
    10
    I would recommend this movie to everyone to watch. there were happy and sad moments and it reaches out to the young and the old. The cast is incredible especially Amanda Bynes and Colin Firth.
  10. KellyS.
    Apr 13, 2003
    10
    I loved this movie!!! I'd see it over and over again!
  11. LisaX.
    Apr 24, 2003
    10
    I give this movie a 10! I saw it twice and plan on buying it when it comes out. It has happy and sad moments,and really reaches everytone young or old. Everyone has had to make tough dicisions and has not acted true to themselves once or twice, this movie teaches people that to be happy you must be true to yourself. The cast is increadiable and I couldn't think of a better movie for a good laugh & cry.… Expand
  12. AmandaS.
    Jan 12, 2005
    9
    Nice movie great for girls, very funny, yup, its a great movie to watch, a movie for boys too, i know a boy who saw it at my house, though he didnt understand a thing!!!

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Metascore
41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 27
  3. Negative: 7 out of 27
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Robert K. Elder
    38
    Were it not for young star Amanda Bynes' energetic good nature in the face of drab dialogue and wooden stereotypes, What a Girl Wants might have been a career-ending movie violation rather than just an embarrassing fender-bender.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    50
    It feels much more like a shameless reshuffle of "The Princess Diaries."
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  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    25
    If the Warner Bros. wizards have it right, what a girl wants is to see as much of Amanda Bynes as she possibly can...It's not so great for the rest of us, since the film has nothing else to offer.
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