Where's Liz Taylor when you need her?

Rating: Null/10 (20 January 2000)

This movie is a refreshing new (ironic, isn't it?) look at American high school life. I am not a Shakespeare expert--I thought "Taming of the Shrew" with Liz was the story. She was certainly bitchier than this movie's character, which made it more entertaining. And, Petruchio was a lot more calloused than this film's Pat was. This new version's Pat was tough for what? About 10 minutes of the film? Then he became soft and sensitive, albeit money-driven. Petruchio treated Kate like dirt, dragging her to his home and slopping around for quite a while until somehow the love and respect popped through from the spoiled wench. Maybe I should rewrite "10 things" to incorporate the change as more vivid, rather than the fairly easily "Oh, I'm sorry I was bad" theme of this movie. The vulgarity of the current movie was unnecessary, but I guess screenwriters think it has to be there (see, "Good Will Hunting", for another vulgar example). However, all things considered, I will still give the show a 7.5.