Kinda gutsy for a Disney movie, and still very enjoyable

Rating: 10/10 (1 April 1999)

If you see this movie as an entertaining high school comedy, you will really like it, because this movie actually was pretty good. It was honestly entertaining, and I dare say somewhat groundbreaking (the scene where someone helps someone break out of detention comes to mind...and this is a Disney movie?!). The only thing I didn't like is the lack of ugly people at Padua High. There are ugly people everywhere in real life, especially high school, yet the movies about high school have very few, if any, and it's just not realistic. Anyway, I loved the guidance counselor, Miss Perky, that was great, and the father being so paranoid because he's constantly "up to his elbows in placenta" at work....also, Julia Stiles was the life of this movie by far, her performance was quite excellent. Overall, this movie had a really good script, and was very well done. Good job everyone!