A twist from your average teen movie (this has depth and character development)!!!

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 1999)

Wow. Of course this movie has it's typical I can tell what's going to happen moments, as the large majority of movies do. But the acting quality, the relationships between the actors, and the budding stars casted make this movie phenomenal. I must rave about all of the cast, but particularly Julia Stiles. She is fantastic. I saw her on NBC's "The 60s" which was not very good, but she made a huge contribution to help pull if through. It was her acting quality that made me return to watch the conclusion on the second night. Anyways, back to the movie. Larisa Oleynik was also very good at bringing the character of Bianca through her metamorphosis, as you learn to like her character.
Based on Taming of the Shrew, Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), a sophomore, is told that she cannot date until her older sister, Katerina (Julia Stiles), a senior, does. (the father actually changed the rule to this from his previous "no dating till you've graduated" rule). Throughout the movie you see the setup of he lovable Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) of trying to find a match for Katerina (Kat) so that he can take a shot at the seemingly-unobtainable Bianca. Follows the general plot of Taming of the Shrew. Of course you have a happy ending, but I won't tell you what that is.
The innuendo-ish comedy and the slight language and the drinking and stuff they say gave it the rating. And maybe it isn't appropriate for the any-bit naive pre teen, all teens get the idea. I am one myself. I may not experience what happens there but I definitely know it exists.
****1/2 (4 1/2 stars)