Maintains a certain freshness due to the high-spirited cheerleading choreography, the novelty of presenting cheerleading as a coed competition sport and the appeal of its cast.
Bring It On (2000)
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Reviews Counted:117
Fresh:75
Rotten:42
Average Rating:6/10
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.
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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Reviews for Bring It On
The film is infectious, like one of its many original titles, Cheer Fever. It grows on you.
Showcases a trio of talented young actresses, captures the exuberant athleticism of competitive cheerleading and positively exudes good-hearted charisma.
It brings on jokes, it brings on cheerleading routines, it brings on the love story and does the best that it can do with the material.
For you guys, it's worth a rental. The rest of you may want to stay away, especially if you're diabetic.
The tart, taut script by first-time screenwriter Jessica Bendinger is stuffed with such deliciously mean dialogue.
Has more life to it than such recent teen duds as Boys and Girls, Whatever It Takes, or the limp, cringe worthy Loser.
Even those curmudgeons who wiled away homecoming assemblies smoking in the bathroom may find themselves seduced by [Bring It On's] bubbly, buoyant brio.
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.
Bring It On is otherwise as skimpy as some of the clothes worn by Dunst.
The movie embraces every cheerleading stereotype, both male and female, and the story is as formulaic as a vintage pep squad cheer.
The predictability is balanced by an anything-goes sense of humor and entertaining characters played by watchable stars.
Not bad for an August release, if you're between the ages of 12 and 19, or imagine you are.
The most lasting impression generated by Bring It On may be one of teen-age bellybuttons.
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