10 Things I Hate About This Movie

Rating: 1/10 (7 June 2003)

I have a long running dislike for this film. It's supposed to be Shakespeare, but it ends up being badly made, "girls are supposed to be this way" teenage drama. The entire thing is one pretentious cliche. While I appreciate films like Hobgoblins (1987) for their campiness, this film really seems to try and say something. I mean, that's why I hate it so much. I can think up 10 things that I hate about this movie.
1. Julia Stiles - supposed to come off as some feminist boy-hater, comes off as just whiny. That's it. Her acting isn't very good. I'm sorry. 2. The Shakespeare scene in the High School. It was like a cinematic version of "Saved by the Bell". 3. The parents' rule - who would, in their right mind, prevent one of their girls from dating because the other one won't date anybody? What? What if "Kat" was a lesbian? Then her sister would never date anyone. 4. The examples for teenage girls. You're not anybody unless you date anybody. 5. The whole macho bribe thing. I'll bribe you to date her. How offensive to women. 6. The headache that it gave me. 7. The way that it depicts youth as an MTV culture. Young life for some people is alienated and depressing. Not a 24/7 party. 8. The fact that only beautiful people exist in this movie's world. If this movie had the characters from "Gummo" in it, I would have appreciated it more. 9. The dull cinematography. 10. The way that it vomits on Shakespeare's grave in a late 90's drunken stupor.
All in all, this film should be reviewed by some future "Mystery Science Theater 3000" show.... they could have a field day with it. 1/10