Not bad... if you skip the first 15 minutes.

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 1999)

Overall, I thought that "10 Things I Hate About You" was a solid film... but, in the end, I have to give it a less than stellar rating when taken as a whole. You see, the first time I saw it, I walked in late by about 10 or 15 minutes -- right about at the part were Michael (David Krumholtz) goes over the edge of the stadium on his cycle. Watching from that point, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie -- so much so, in fact, that I went back to see it again from the beginning.
Perhaps that was where I made my mistake.
The first fifteen minutes have a number of dubious lawn flamingoes (stuff which is purely there for decoration) -- the guidance counselor writing the porn novel, some really cheesy introductions of characters, and the like. Sure, it shows Joseph Gordon-Levitt falling madly for Larisa Oleynik, but it could have been handled so much less... bluntly and crudely. The latter part of the film, however, I REALLY liked. It truly DID remind me of high school.
Important note: stay through the credits. At the end of them are some of the most hilarious blooper reels I've ever seen. All in all, good... but seriously consider fast-forwarding through the first fifteen minutes of the film.