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Full of It

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Full of It reviews
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8.6 User Score:

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Based on 8 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Drama

Written by: Jon Lucas
Scott Moore
Yoni Berkovits & Tony Dreannan and Tom Gammill & Max Pross (story)

Directed by: Christian Charles

Release Date:
Theatrical: March 2, 2007
DVD: September 25, 2007

Running Time: 93 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for sexual content, drug references, teen partying and crude humor

Starring Ryan Pinkston, Kate Mara, Teri Polo, Craig Kilborn, John Carroll Lynch, Cynthia Stevenson, Amanda Walsh, and Derek McGrath

Full of It is a comedy about what happens to a habitual liar whose tall tales suddenly come true. Ryan Pinkston stars as a 17-year-old who desperately tries to fit in at a new school by telling elaborate lies to impress the school's most popular kids. But when the lies start turning to truths and the teen becomes the big man on campus, he suddenly finds himself facing a whole new set of problems that he never expected. (New Line Cinema)

What The Critics Said

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub

Better than a lot of teen comedies.

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The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin

Despite a novel premise and an appealing, energetic cast, Full Of It seldom finds magic in its supernatural whimsy.

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40

Los Angeles Times Michael Ordona

A new teen fantasy movie, is indeed loaded -- with things you've seen many times before.

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40

Variety Peter Debruge

Hormonally charged comedy is bound to make parents uncomfortable, as writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore add a sexual dimension to the kind of after-school-special premise that might appeal to 10-year-olds (but is here twisted to suit older teens).

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40

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

Filmmakers have long recognized that high school makes a terrific arena for social satire and comedy in films ranging from "Heathers" to "Mean Girls" and "Election." There is a glimmer of such a comedy in Full of It, but this is quickly swamped in overextended gags and broad caricatures.

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LA Weekly Ella Taylor

Full of It abandons the de rigueur hot pastels of the average high school caper in favor of distressed browns and greens, but in the end, all the funky style masks little more than a Pinocchio retread for the adolescent grunge set.

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25

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

A wish fulfillment fantasy of staggering silliness, both smirkingly cutesy and gratingly offensive, this is one for the movie ash heap.

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25

Miami Herald Connie Ogle

Full of It's message is directed straight at 9-year-olds -- lying is bad! -- and yet there's plenty of sexual content. Unfortunately there isn't much else.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

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