Not just another teen flick

Rating: 8/10 (10 August 1999)

10 Things I Hate about you stands out from the crowd of teen movies that hit screens this year. While hardly a new idea, the script is witty, innovative, and entertaining (and has a few clever Shakespeare references, too). Some of the jokes are forced, and it has a few inevitably predictable plot twists. However, Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger are seriously talented, and the rest of the movie makes up for the few rough spots. Daryl Mitchell is also great as a frustrated English teacher.