Bring On A Good Film.

Rating: 3/10 (10 September 2015)

Bring It On (2000): Dir: Payton Reed / Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, Gabrielle Union, Clare Kramer: Teen comedy where the girls relate to the events within and guys watch to see the cheerleaders. It is a teen comedy about challenge and a group of cheerleaders who have won three national championships. Kirsten Dunst becomes the leader and discovers that every routine that they have done has been ripped off from another school. This leads to a feud with other schools. Dull plot with repetitious structure and an ending predicted early. Director Payton Reed brings energy to the cheerleading footage but the screenplay isn't very interesting or original. Dunst can bring a lot to a film but here she is basically reciting what has been done before. Eliza Dushku plays the stereotypical tough girl who is talked into cheerleading. Is anyone really surprised when she cracks a smile through her harden face by film's end? Jesse Bradford plays Dushku's brother who will predictably end up romancing Dunst because that is his only basic function here. Gabrielle Union plays the leader of a rival cheerleading squad. Can we say stereotype? Nothing about this film allows any room for originality and just goes through the motions. Effective cheerleading action that may appeal to teenage girls otherwise it does nothing to heighten interest. The screenplay is more talk than action. Score: 3 / 10