Product description

She's All That [DVD] [1999]

Price: £2.78
RRP: £9.99
Average customer rating: 4.0

Binding : DVD
EAN : 5014138288433
Label : Cinema Club
Manufacturer : Cinema Club
Publisher : Cinema Club
Release date : 2002-02-11
Title : She's All That [DVD] [1999]
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Suitable for 12 years and over
Format : Array
Languages : Array
Number of items : 1
Original release date : 1999-05-21
Region code : 2
Running time : 91
Studio : Cinema Club
Theatrical releaseDate : 1999-01-29
Number of discs : 1

Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
This charming update of IPygmalion/I (by way of the John Hughes oeuvre, most notably IPretty in Pink/I) rode the crest of the late-1990s wave of immensely popular teen films (IVarsity Blues/I, etc.), thanks primarily to the immense charisma of its two leads, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook. When school star Zach (Prinze)--who's a jock, smart, and popular--gets dumped by vacuous Taylor (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe) after spring break, he's left dateless for the all-important prom. With a little goading from his less-than-sensitive best friend (hunky Paul Walker), he bets that he can make any girl into prom queen a mere eight weeks before the dance. The object of their wager: misfit Laney (Cook), a gawky art student too busy with her paintings and taking care of her brother and dad to worry about school politics. However, after a couple of looks from Zach, and a few dates that reveal him to be a hunk of substance, Laney's armour begins to melt--and her stock at school soars. Soon enough, she's the lone candidate for prom queen against the bitchy and relentless Taylor. p What elevates IShe's All That/I above the realm of standard teen fare is its mixture of good-natured fairy-tale romance and surprisingly clear-eyed view of high school social strata. The lines of class are demarcated as clearly as if in a Jane Austen novel, but the satire is equally deflating and affectionate. Sure, high school can be bad sometimes, but it can be lots of fun too; this is a movie good-natured enough to take time out for an extended hip-hop dance number at the prom. Director Robert Iscove (who also headed the Brandy-starring TV adaptation of ICinderella/I) has also assembled a great young cast, including a scene-stealing Anna Paquin as Zach's no-nonsense sister, Kieran Culkin as Laney's geeky brother, and a stupidly goofy Matthew Lillard as a IReal World/I cast member whose arrival shakes things up a little too much. And amidst all the comedy and prom drama, you'd be hard-pressed to find two teen stars as talented, attractive, and appealing as Prinze and Cook. Prinze is an approachable and sensitive jock, though it's Cook who's the true star, investing Laney with confidence, humour, and heart. Like Zach, you'll be hard-pressed not to fall in love with her. By the story's end, both Cook and the film will have charmed the socks off of you. --IMark Englehart, Amazon.com/IpBOn the DVD:/B While the cast and director interviews are enjoyable and quick-paced, they offer few behind-the-scenes revelations. The "Shooting the Movie" sequence can hardly be called a documentary as it's just a backstage amateur camera filming the crew in action (it doesn't even have a presenter), but at least it offers an idea of the day-to-day routine of filming. As for the yearbook photo library and the trailer, they are very middle-of-the-road fare. The only redeemable point in this package is the picture quality in an excellent 16:9 anamorphic format and the 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack, although it is only offered in English with no subtitles. --ICeline Martig/I

Customer reviews

review by: movie fan date: 2007-08-15 rating:

fab!!!!
i thought this was going to be another typical teen film, boy i was wrong. its basically about the most popular boy in school gets dumped by his girlfriend, then he makes a bet with his friends that he can make anyone become the homecoming queen. br /of course his friends picks the most nerdy, gorky looking girl for the bet the rest is as it usually is, boy makes nerd popular and gorgeous and ends up falling in love with her. i would recommend this film to anyone i loved it buy its a must

review by: Walking contradiction date: 2007-03-27 rating:

Good film but not a teen flick at it's best
Needless to say I was bored last night and switched on the tv to find that this film was on. On finding out that Freddie Prinze Jnr was in it I decided to give it go, it is worth watching but not something I would jump out of my seat for. The plot is fairly typical as far as American teen romances are concerned. Freddie plays popular jock Zac whilst in contrast Laney Boggs is a social misfit and Zac reckons he can turn her into a prom queen in six weeks after being dumped by bitchy Taylor. The acting is average, with Prinze Jnr and Culkin being the exceptions. At times there are attempts at humour and the chemistry between the two leads is notable, however I would recommend watching this if you have a spare 90 minutes or so or you love Teen flicks!

review by: date: 2005-09-28 rating:

She's All That
When one is not the intended market audience for a teen-romantic comedy, it's very hard to decide if you're giving it a fair review, as there's no doubt that some of the elements in the film didn't mean as much to me today as they may have done several years back. But even taking that into consideration I don't feel this was a particularly good example.pZach Siler (Freddie Prinze Jr.) is the Prom King elect at his high school, his current girlfriend and favourite for the title of Prom Queen is the bitchy Taylor Vaughan (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe). But just when everyone thinks that this most perfect couple are a sure fire bet to carry off the main prizes at the up and coming Prom, Taylor ditches Zach for a crass MTV Presenter Brock Hudson (Matthew Lillard)pChallenged by his friends to find a new potential Prom Queen in time for the big party the loud jocks pick on Laney Boggs (Rachael Leigh Cook) a mousey wallflower with a reputation for being anti-social and slightly weird.pAnd so we have another adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion as Zach attempts to make a suitable Prom date out of Laney. Needless to say both of the main characters discover sides to themselves they didn't know existed and the ending is all too obvious.pThere are some bits in the film that do work very well, Kieran Culkin puts in a good turn as Laney's kid brother and there are some excellent bitchy one liners thrown between the main characters. Similarly the scene when the football team come to clean up Laney's house whilst her father watches Jeopardy is very amusing.pAlas though these gems are few are far between and the film has much too much of clichéd hackneyed scenes that we've seen before. There's no surprises in the film, as soon as we first see Laney we know she's beautiful, even before her transformation from ugly duckling to swan that much is obvious, roll on the day the directors of such a film are really brave enough to use a plain girl in such a role. We know the two leads are going to fall for each other, the same as we know how the Prom scene is going to end.pIt's not terrible and as I say, I dare say that a younger viewer than me will appreciate the film more, but there are better made, funnier and sweeter teen comedies out there.

review by: chizzel88 date: 2005-01-09 rating:

You will love it... buy it now
at first i thought this was going to be your typical teen movie, that had bad acting and stupid storyline, but its not. ditched by his girlfriend for a reality tv star zack bets his best mate that he can turn any girl into prom queen in 6weeks. the girl picked is laney boggs, she is rude, doesnt talk to anyone and hides away from the world. however when she is turned into a beautiful young lady, zack develops true feelings for her. but what will happen when she finds out the truth? unlike some teen comedies this is fun, sassy and very well written and acted. you will love this film.

review by: redottie date: 2004-01-14 rating:

Great film, shame about the features
This is a truly great film, funny, romantic and truly beautiful. The only thing that lets it down are the extra dvd features. Theese are sparse (no deleted scenes, voice overs etc) and the ones that are available are not that well done (the interviews are higledepigledi). However the film itself does outway theese drawbacks.

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