A nice surprise.

Rating: 7/10 (31 March 1999)

Considering all the dreck coming down the 'teen movie' way these past few months, '10 Things' came off as a nice surprise. If you're going to rip off somebody, you might as well rip off the Bard. The transition to the high school setting went rather smoothly, with a fair number of references to the play on which it was based (including one character referring to Kat as a 'shrew' at some point... so much for subtlety). I was also relieved to see that none of the main characters was involved in the run for Prom Queen. It wasn't even mentioned. Hallelujah. The romances were sweet, and the comedic performance of Bianca and Kat's dad was perfect. It definitely ranks as one of the top teen movies of the season. That may not be saying much, but oh well. Be sure to stick around for the outtakes at the end.