So dumb it's actually kind of cute.

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 2001)

'Bring it On' doesn't involve smart, intelligent writing. Hopefully we can all see that. This film has it's moments. Some are cute, some are dumb but overall it's a movie to just kick back and relax with.
They don't make too many cheerleading movies and this is probably the reason why. The plot is cute and the cheers are funny but the acting was really terrible (on Shipman's part). I like Kirsten Dunst and for the most part, her choice in roles are good. But she should not have agreed to do this one. While the film makes her out to be 'airy', she never quite pulls it off. I can picture her as a cheerleader but she doesn't seem to fit in with the other actors. Oh, and with the little dramatic scenes that they threw in, Dunst handled them...not good. Toro's Torrance's rival, Isis played by Gabrielle Union was (I hate to admit it) but better than Dunst. The Clovers' cockiness was irritating but hey, Union was good. Her character isn't too likable but I think that the casting department was smart in casting Union in one of the leads. Eliza Dushku was good in this film. Another smart casting move. Who else? Jesse Bradford, I have to admit, wasn't all that great. It's kind of hard to comment on each actor because they all had somewhat small parts to make one big part as a cheerleading squad (plus some other characters). Even though he didn't have a big part, probably one of the smallest, I must say that I liked Les. All of the cheerleaders who made up the squad (particularly of the Toros) were all quite good.

I have to hand it to the writers and everyone responsible for making up the cheers because they actually were funny. The opening sequence was cute and I just couldn't get those cheers out of my head even after the movie was over. Bravo if I have to give it to something.
The movie tries to show a typical picture of what cheerleaders are like and the crew did a pretty good job. 'Bring it On' isn't anything spectacular but it isn't terrible. Kirsten, you let me down on this one. Dunst fans should avoid this but if you just want to catch a teen flick that will keep you entertained for an hour and a half, bring this movie on!