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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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    Listless, formless stuff that never survives some serious miscasting.

    Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Jason Anderson
    Jason Anderson
    eye WEEKLY

    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
    Michael Atkinson
    Movieline

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

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

    The incredibly perceptive and unique message this film delivers: men and women sometimes have problems communicating. Stop the presses.

    Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Bob Aulert
    Bob Aulert
    culturevulture.net

    There are no sparks behind the wan verbal fireworks, no character behind the caricatures.

    Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Sean Axmaker
    Sean Axmaker
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    Annoying.

    Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Joe Baltake
    Joe Baltake
    Sacramento Bee

    Boys and Girls breezes through overly-familiar territory.

    Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    James Berardinelli
    James Berardinelli
    ReelViews
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    A badly miscast and sadly stagnant collegiate rip-off of When Harry Met Sally.

    Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Rob Blackwelder
    Rob Blackwelder
    SPLICEDWire

    [Claire Forlani] is way too classy for this sort of film.

    Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Jay Boyar
    Jay Boyar
    Orlando Sentinel

    Boys and Girls doesn't even get to first base.

    Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Liz Braun
    Liz Braun
    Jam! Movies

    A screenful of nonstop charm and credibility.

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    01/01/00
    Jay Carr
    Jay Carr
    Boston Globe
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    The larger motions [Boys and Girls] goes through are oh-so-tiresomely familiar.

    Full Review Source: Mr. Showbiz | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Cody Clark
    Cody Clark
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    [Boys and Girls] is nothing that we haven't seen before.

    Full Review Source: Ottawa Citizen | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Chris Cobb
    Chris Cobb
    Ottawa Citizen

    Compared to the wisdom and wickedness of High Fidelity, [Boys and Girls] is such a slight movie.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Roger Ebert
    Roger Ebert
    Chicago Sun-Times
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    One moment it is clever and fresh, and the next it becomes stupid.

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    01/01/00
    Monica Eng
    Monica Eng
    Chicago Tribune
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    Truly appalling, repetitive, utterly predictable film.

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    01/01/00
    Gemma Files
    Gemma Files
    Film.com
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    Given the vagaries of film production, it's certainly possible that none of these appealing young performers could have anticipated the eventual shape this movie would take. Still, there may have been signs along the way.

    Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Cynthia Fuchs
    Cynthia Fuchs
    Nitrate Online

    A romantic comedy is supposed to be fanciful and fun. This is neither. Nor is it sexy.

    Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Susan Granger
    Susan Granger
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    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
    Rick Groen
    Globe and Mail
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    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
    Kimberly Jones
    Austin Chronicle
     
     
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