Entertaining Drivel

Rating: 5/10 (14 September 2004)

This is not a great movie by any means. This is "You Got Served" but with acting and some sort of a coherent plot. There are things wrong with this movie, yes, but not for a second does it take itself seriously so neither did I. I file this one under G for Guilty Pleasures.
I enjoyed watching the cheer leading squads doing their thing and different styles at work, conventional Vs mainstream Vs hip-hop and the love story was stupid but a bit sugary-sweet. Kirsten Dunst does a good job acting but she was more impressive watching her... um, stretch her acting talents to that of a ditzy blonde cheer lead... oh, sorry I was distracted by Eliza Dushku. I had forgotten how pretty she is and almost wrote something stupid.
Many of the jokes fall flat as did the fact that the cheer leading squad may be better than the football team fell into the "interesting to know but I don't really care" category. Their first choreographer was not funny and a bit annoying and the whole ending is preposterous, of course, but all in all, when I need something mindless and stupid without action in it, this is what I turn to most of the time.
6.5/10