Your basic teen sexploitation flick

Rating: Null/10 (11 April 2002)

I basically agree with the previous commenter Dave, in that this movie comes across as an obvious teen sexploitation flick. Yes, agreed, it's gross, lame, juvenile, sensationalistic, vulgar, vapid, and... oh, never mind, you get my drift.
But I do part company with the previous commenter in one respect, and that is that I don't believe any of this silly mish-mash as being "true", not for one minute. This movie, to my eye anyway, simply does NOT depict real true-to-life teenagers with their real problems (other than that most relevant one - getting laid before graduation) and real anxieties and insecurities.
I thought most of the teens in this film seemed unrealistically sophisticated, and my "suspension of disbelief" suffered a fatal blow right from the opening. Hey, where were the pimples? (It's also supposed to be set in Michigan, but is obviously filmed in sunny Southern California, thus adding to more of the feeling of fakiness that I got from this movie. Geez, is it really so hard to get a cast and crew up to Michigan these days??).
Be that as it may, it is an okay film as a parody of teen life, and even has some poignant moments in it. Just don't take it too seriously, and be prepared to be grossed out more than a few times (and for God's sake don't let your teenage son or daughter see it!!!:)