Brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (6 June 2002)

This is such a horrible, ridiculous movie. All it accomplishes is keeping the juvenile mind entertained with eye-candy and moronic catch phrases. Right? Wrong. Surprisingly enough, this movie has more to it than one might expect. Yes, the main focus is on high school cheerleading, and yes, it's a teen movie. But this teen movie is a parody unto itself, and it pulls it off wonderfully. Kirsten Dunst is perfect as the bubbly head cheerleader, Eliza Dushku is great as the cheerleader with an attitude, and Jesse Bradford, as Cliff, is a refreshing change from the usually vapid male lead. If you're still skeptical, rent the DVD and watch it without, then with commentary. The people who made the film were completely aware how 'stupid' the movie was, so they took advantage of it to make a fun, clever, surprisingly smart movie.