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Bring It On (2000)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:19

Rotten:12

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: Despite the formulaic, fluffy storyline, this movie is surprisingly fun to watch, mostly due to its high energy and how it humorously spoofs cheerleading instead of taking itself too seriously.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] sex-related material and language

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Aug 25, 2000 Wide

Box Office: $67,905,760

Synopsis: Torrance Shipman (Kirsten Dunst) is a typical all-American high school girl. Since being been named captain of her school's championship-winning cheerleading squad, the San Diego Toros, she's on... Torrance Shipman (Kirsten Dunst) is a typical all-American high school girl. Since being been named captain of her school's championship-winning cheerleading squad, the San Diego Toros, she's on top of the world. She's determined that nothing -- not even her homework, her nagging parents or her perfect college boyfriend -- get in the way of leading her squad to its sixth consecutive national title.

But the Toro's have some stiff competition this time out from the Clovers, an inner-city, hip-hop squad from Los Angeles. When Torrance learns that her predecessor has been stealing cheer routines for years from the rival squad, she realizes that the Clovers and their captain Isis (Gabrielle Union) are looking to even the score -- and that the Toro's are in big trouble. Things get even worse when Torrance finds herself falling for Cliff (Jesse Bradford), an outsider from school with whom she normally would never associate, and with the national championships only a few weeks away, the pressure is on.

Universal Pictures’ and Beacon Pictures’ rowdy comedy Bring It On, features a talented ensemble of up-and-coming young actors, including Eliza Dushku, Claire Kramer, Nicole Bilderback, Tsianina Joelson, Rini Bell, Nathan West and Huntley Ritter. The film is produced by Marc Abraham (Air Force One) and Thomas A. Bliss, written by Jessica Bendinger, and directed by Peyton Reed, whose credits include numerous music videos, as well as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and The Love Bug. [More]

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union, Jesse Bradford

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union, Jesse Bradford, Natina Reed, Nicole Bilderback, Rini Bell, Huntley Ritter, Brandi Williams, Tsianina Joelson, Shamari Fears, Ian Roberts, Nathan West

Director: Peyton Reed

Director: Peyton Reed
Producer: Marc Abraham
Studio: Universal Pictures

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This earnest and arch story -- so fast paced its formulas are wonderfully obscured -- has an adolescent energy and a tempered sexuality, and it's infused with the moral agenda of a warmly didactic sitcom.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
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Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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Who would have thought that a film about competing cheerleading squads would turn out to be the one very pleasant surprise in this very dismal summer season of moviegoing?

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Kevin Courrier
Kevin Courrier
Globe and Mail
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Dunst can't really hold pic together.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/14/01
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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The fact that a bouncy teenage sports comedy can even gesture toward serious matters of race and economic inequality is pretty impressive, as is the occasional snarl of genuine satire.

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A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Needed more work on its vim and vigor.

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Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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This film stands out -- not as an original (its focus on fierce competition is nothing new), but as a well-executed story with likable characters and fresh flourishes.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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Bring It On is no more than a trifle. But it moves along entertainingly right through to the end credit sequence, and its heart is in just the right place.

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01/01/00
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com
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Pare away the vaguely salacious cheers and the occasional four-letter comebacks, and you have a Nickelodeon after-school special.

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Glenn Lovell
Glenn Lovell
San Jose Mercury News
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The ending leads to an inevitable sense of dissatisfaction.

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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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An enjoyable fluffernutter, and smarter than one might expect.

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01/01/00
Jan Stuart
Jan Stuart
Newsday
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[Dunst is] the big reason the film rises above instantly rejectable formula to campy pop.

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Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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Essentially a feature-length commercial for both the growing sport of competitive cheerleading and ESPN2.

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Jonathan Foreman
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
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Some of the wittiest dialogue to trip an adolescent tongue since Clueless.

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Kevin Maynard
Kevin Maynard
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Crackling good script, sharply directed.

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01/01/00
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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The tart, taut script by first-time screenwriter Jessica Bendinger is stuffed with such deliciously mean dialogue.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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Has more life to it than such recent teen duds as Boys and Girls, Whatever It Takes, or the limp, cringe worthy Loser.

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01/01/00
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Based on energy, the film is a 10. Its script? Give it a five.

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01/01/00
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
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Just a small yip of approval, if not a full-throated hooray, for a teen flick that actually delivers more than it promises in both a genre and a season of admittedly low expectations.

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01/01/00
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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Truly lame dialogue.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Peter Stack
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
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The movie embraces every cheerleading stereotype, both male and female, and the story is as formulaic as a vintage pep squad cheer.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Philip Wuntch
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
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