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Boys and Girls (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 60

Fresh: 7

Rotten:53

Average Rating: 3.8/10

Consensus: Boys and Girls feels like a cheap rip-off of When Harry Met Sally. The predictable and stale story fails to engage.

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This charming romantic comedy reinforces the idea that love sometimes finds individuals where they're least expecting it. Ryan (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) is an Industrial Engineering major at the... This charming romantic comedy reinforces the idea that love sometimes finds individuals where they're least expecting it. Ryan (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) is an Industrial Engineering major at the University of California at Berkeley. He and his best friend Jennifer (Claire Forlani) have known each other since they were twelve, although their relationship has always been rocky. As graduation nears, the two begin to realize that they may have been standing beside their perfect partner from the very beginning. An attractive cast, highlighted by the two leads, makes this a movie that audiences will undoubtedly fall in love with. [More]

Starring: Freddie Prinze, Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs, Amanda Detmer

Starring: Freddie Prinze, Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs, Amanda Detmer, Heather Donahue, Alyson Hannigan, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Raquel Beaudene, Monica Arnold, David Smigelski, Tsianina Joelson, Andrew Lowery

Director: Robert Iscove

Director: Robert Iscove
Screenwriter: Andrew Miller
Producer: Jay Cohen, Lee Gottsegen, Murray Schisgal
Composer: Stewart Copeland

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Nov 14, 2000

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  • Boys And Girls
  • Exciting young stars Freddie Prinze Jr. (DOWN TO YOU, SHE'S ALL THAT) and Claire Forlani (MYSTERY MEN, MEET JOE BLACK) ride a fun rollercoaster to romance in this sexy comedy hit! Shy bookworm Ryan (Prinze) and the outgoing, free-spirited Jennifer (Forlani) couldn't be more different. So when they first meet, they can't stand each other. When they meet again, they loathe each other! But when they finally reconnect in college, all that friction eventually explodes into red-hot romantic fireworks! With hilarious friends Jason Biggs (AMERICAN PIE), Amanda Detmer (FINAL DESTINATION, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS), and Heather Donahue (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT) along to pump up the fun, you'll laugh along as these irresistible boys and girls sort out all of love's confusing complexities!
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    Reviews for Boys and Girls

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    10/18/08
    Robert Koehler
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    Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
    03/10/07
    Robert W. Butler
    Kansas City Star

    The cast is so charming and assured that it puts across most of this with a reasonable amount of conviction.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
    03/06/07
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Chicago Reader
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    While its parts are average to good, the sum of those parts is well above average. This film strikes a decent balance, despite its potential for childishness.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    03/16/04
    Brian Webster
    Apollo Guide

    The latest entry in the summer teen sweepstakes is a bust.

    Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
    05/14/03
    Jeanne Aufmuth
    Palo Alto Weekly

    It's a paint-by-numbers romantic comedy, but without the heart or laughs to make it work.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    03/10/03
    Kimberly Jones
    Austin Chronicle

    If [When Harry Met Sally...]never existed, this would be a passable romance; as it is, it looks more like a cheap ripoff.

    Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
    02/08/03
    John R. McEwen
    Film Quips Online

    It is not that it's implausible; it's just that in this case it's not very interesting, a situation not helped by the most pedestrian dialogue.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    06/05/02
    Mike Kerrigan
    Boxoffice Magazine

    This is less a movie than a casting call -- just round up a crowd of pretty young faces, fresh yet still familiar, and call it a job well done.

    Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
    03/19/02
    Rick Groen
    Globe and Mail
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    More serious than you'd expect.

    Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
    03/08/02
    Chuck Rudolph
    Matinee Magazine

    Sleepless in Seattle this ain't.

    Full Review Source: Trades | comment Comment
    11/03/01
    Alex Keen
    Trades

    We can see the plot points lumbering toward us like Godzilla in Death Valley...quips whipping through the air with the greatest of ease and with minimal impact.

    Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
    07/09/01
    Karina Montgomery
    Cinerina

    Not for a moment could you believe you're watching actual, viable human beings.

    Full Review Source: Movieline | comment Comment
    04/16/01
    Michael Atkinson
    Movieline

    There is rarely a single moment of originality or spontaneity to be found ... until the final credits sequence.

    Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
    02/27/01
    James Kendrick
    Q Network Film Desk
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    [Biggs] is the only thing that salvages this pitiful romantic comedy.

    Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    E! Online
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    The best thing that can be said about Boys and Girls is that it is studiously inoffensive.

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    A.O. Scott
    New York Times
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    Robert Iscove pads the slight script with montages of San Francisco.

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    01/01/00
    Andy Seiler
    USA Today
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    The script gives [the actors] virtually nothing to say.

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    01/01/00
    Bill Pearis
    Citysearch
     
     
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