Tries way too hard

Rating: 5/10 (13 November 1999)

In the past year or so there have been a number of 'teen films' loosely based on concepts of classic stories and books. 10 Things I hate About You is probably the worst one I have seen so far. From the onset it tries far too hard to be cool, to have a look and feel that will appeal to the teen masses. The only probably is it really slams you in the face with its brutal approach to teen love, rather than taking the sweet route ( She's all that) or the sexy road ( Cruel Intentions), it just tries to exist by shoving the principal story line down peoples throats. The acting is atrocious, although its hard to determine whether thats the fault of the actors or the one dimensional stereotypical characters that they have been forced to play. There are a couple of scenes that are not too bad, but most of the time the viewer is left cringing at the antics of the immature and irresponsible teens and parents on show. The main problem with this film is it has absolutely no point to it, its not even entertaining. A total waste of time and money.