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All I Wanna Do
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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for teen sex-related material, language and substance misuse
Starring Kirsten Durst, Gaby Hoffman, Lynn Redgrave, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tom Guiry, Vincent Kartheiser, Monica Keena, and Heather Matarazzo
Set in 1963, the students at Miss Godard's School for Girls join together to protest the merging with a boy's school.
| GENRE(S): | Comedy |
| WRITTEN BY: | Sarah Kernochan |
| DIRECTED BY: | Sarah Kernochan |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: June 13, 2000 Video: July 13, 2000 Theatrical: March 24, 2000 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 96 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA / Canada / Italy |
Also known as "Strike!"
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
This is a great movie for girls who went to summer camps, high schools or colleges just for women. It invokes a huge sense of pride!
Chad S. gave it a 7:
"All I Wanna Do" is "Taps" with femmes. Also known as "Strike", this little film is no better or worse, than the similar-themed "Mona Lisa Smile"; so much so, you can draw an analogy to John Sayles' "The Return of the Seacus Seven" informing Lawrence Kasdan's "The Big Chill". You can't help but wonder if Kirsten Dunst hurt some feelings by appearing in the Julia Roberts vehicle. In "All I Wanna Do", or "Strike", or "Mona Lisa Smile: The Workshop", Dunst is most like the Julia Stiles character, sort of. The strength of "All I Wanna Do" is that the girls aren't as broadly drawn. Giselle (Maggie Gyllenhall), the designated slut from the Mike Newell film, is less interesting than the slut played by Monica Keena, because Tinka has a secret. Writer/director Sarah Kernochan does a good job of misdirecting us from the truth. Although it's a little dispiriting to see an indie aspire to be commercial by reversing its course with a convoluted ending, "All I Wanna Do" is also refreshing, because indie films can be annoying with its distancing affectations, such as irony and self-conscious edginess. For example, there's a bulimic girl, and she vomits, but her problem isn't jokey like the trio of upchucking babes in Gus Van Sant's "Elephant". In 1963, Kernochan observes, teenage girls could pass a can of Chef Boyardee's ravioli, and eat it straight from the can. Conversely, in 2004, this would be a stunt on "Fear Factor".
Steven G. gave it an 8:
A vast improvement over most in this genre. Smart and at times quite funny. The cast is skilled and well-chosen. Kirsten Dunst shines.

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