10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
57 %
Reviews Counted: 54 Fresh: 31 Rotten:23 Average Rating: 6/10
Consensus:
Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger add strong performances to an unexpectedly clever script, elevating 10 Things (slightly) above typical teen fare.
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Synopsis: The story of high school newcomer Cameron James, and his pursuit of Bianca, the girl of his dreams. His plans are thwarted when he finds out he cannot date Bianca until her older sister, the social outcast Kat, has a boyfriend. A witty high school re-telling of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, Andrew Keegan
Director: Gil Junger
Screenwriter: Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith
Story: William Shakespeare
Producer: Andrew Lazar
Composer: Richard Gibbs
Screenwriter: Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith
Story: William Shakespeare
Producer: Andrew Lazar
Composer: Richard Gibbs
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Reviews
Gil Junger's TV roots are revealed in his excessive reliance on close-ups and the cast's preponderance of TV actors.
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07/06/08
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At times the pic doesn't even seem certain which decade it's set in; the squeaky-clean high school environs often feel more '80s than '90s.
05/16/08
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Of all the teen films released this year, this one is, by far, the best.
12/06/05
Stiles nails her feminazi, bound-for-Sarah Lawrence shtick, but just as easily melts into giggles or pulls off a slapstick drunk scene.
03/06/05
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Unlike many high school movies, 10 Things contains actors who are able to rise above the silly stereotypes and give their characters life.
02/08/03
The movie wimped out by blanding down the story and the characters to the point where she isn't really a shrew and he isn't really a maniac.
06/18/02
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06/05/02
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The notion of a contemporary high school as a hotbed of romantic intrigue is utterly apt, and the performances almost make the update work.
03/19/02
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Of course we know how it's going to turn out - that is so not the point of a film like this. As with life, the joy is the journey.
06/14/01
What raises this venture a few notches above your normal acne fare is an extremely clever screenplay
05/14/01
This production, these situations and characters, are to Shakespeare what advertising is to truth.
02/14/01
As satirical as it is romantic, this is one teen film that is wise enough to span generations in its appeal.
02/14/01
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