Best Movie Ever Made - Better Than Lawrence of Arabia

Rating: 10/10 (12 October 2007)

My top five movies are:
1.Bring It On 2.Shawshank Redemption 3.Citizen Kane 4.Lawrence of Arabia 5.Ran
This film scales the heights of storytelling at its most visceral and eschews the prosaic mundanity of the standard teen-flick that was so ubiquitous in the nineties. Taking as it does the cutthroat world of cheer-leading in the US, it wrenches a tale so shatteringly shocking from this backdrop that you are left breathless and reeling from the sheer tour-de-force of passion, betrayal, lust and, yes, humour.
My first watching left me reeling with its heady brew of excitement, salacious internal fury and brilliantly twisting turning tale. Nothing, but nothing, will prepare you for this film. You will need to watch it over and over again just to absorb the gut-level blows the script delivers; then you will view it some more to start picking up on the subtle nuances and almost unnoticeable directorial touches that serve to keep you engaged and flummoxed at an almost subliminal level.
The Buffy alumni of Kramer and Dushku are worth the price of the DVD Special Edition alone but mix into this the (still, my beating heart)almost perfect Dunst, Union and Bell and frankly, you have a phalanx of unbearable beauty, talent and teasing Lolita-esqe innuendo.
I am not worthy to explain the plot - I simply could not do it justice. But, please, I implore you, watch this film and then vote for it with Ten Stars. The only shame is that the stars dial don't go up to eleven like the buttons on a Spinal Tap amp.
Submit to the avuncular charm of Sparky Polastri and thank the Lord for Peyton Reed.
Not bettered until Legally Blonde.
...finally, for those reviewers on here that recommend that those involved with this film f*ck off and die - well, really, get a life, an intellect, a sense of humour and proportion; and learn to spend your time more productively. It is my personal mission now to get this film recognised for the masterpiece it is - just to p*ss you off.