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Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

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Reviews Counted:24

Fresh:3

Rotten:21

Average Rating:3.8/10

Consensus: Sloppily assembled fluff that won't have much of interest for anyone who isn't a preteen girl.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for mild thematic elements and brief language

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 20, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $29,227,473

Synopsis: Moving to the suburbs proves tougher than Lola (Lindsay Lohan) expected in this delightful teen comedy from director Sara Sugarman. Suddenly catapulted into the mall-dwelling teenage wilderness of... Moving to the suburbs proves tougher than Lola (Lindsay Lohan) expected in this delightful teen comedy from director Sara Sugarman. Suddenly catapulted into the mall-dwelling teenage wilderness of New Jersey, New York City girl Lola feels like her life has come to an abrupt halt. Longing for a return to the bright lights of the metropolis, her only salvation from the monotony of suburban life is the music of her favorite rock band, Sidarthur. Fortunately for Lola, she meets Ella (Alison Pill), a fellow Sidarthur fan, who provides a modicum of intelligent life amongst the scornful cliques running rampant throughout her high school. However, Lola's big-city attitude puts her in a heap of trouble, especially when she crosses paths with the most popular girl in school, Carla (Megan Fox). Keen to usurp Carla from her high-and-mighty position, Lola sets out to take the much-desired lead in the school play, a position her archrival desperately covets. But when Sidarthur announces it is breaking up and playing a sold-out farewell show in New York City, a ticketless Lola makes it her mission to travel back to her own personal Mecca, see the performance, and meet her number one crush, singer Stu Wolff (Adam Garcia). With Carla hot on her heels, and in possession of a ticket for the concert, the frantic and frequently funny story arc builds nicely towards its conclusion in this bubbly coming-of-age tale. [More]

Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia, Alison Pill, Glenne Headly

Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia, Alison Pill, Glenne Headly, Carol Kane, Megan Fox, Eli Marienthal, Sheila McCarthy, Tom McCamus

Director: Sara Sugarman

Director: Sara Sugarman
Screenwriter: Gail Parent
Producer: Robert Shapiro, Jerry Leider
Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh
Studio: Touchstone Pictures

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  • Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen
  • From the studio that brought you the smash hits FREAKY FRIDAY and THE PRINCESS DIARIES, CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN stars Lindsay Lohan (FREAKY FRIDAY) in a hip and hilarious coming-of-age comedy for the whole family! When the always dramatic Lola (Lohan) and her family move from the center of everything in New York City to the center of a cultural wasteland in suburban New Jersey, she feels her life is simply not worth living! But no matter who or what gets in the way, Lola won't give up on her life's ambition: to be a star! In a crowd-pleasing movie treat bursting with music, dance, and excitement, Lola's fun-filled adventure won't be glamorous or easy, but it might just show her that real life could exceed even her wildest dreams!
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    A star vehicle with three flat tires and sugar in the gas tank.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    04/09/04
    Robert K. Elder
    Robert K. Elder
    Chicago Tribune
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    Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
    03/16/04
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    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
    03/01/04
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    Dear Diary: The truth is that there's nothing much to confess in the made-for-tweens comedy Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
    02/25/04
    Lisa Schwarzbaum
    Lisa Schwarzbaum
    Entertainment Weekly
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    Smug, sanitized fantasy, in which the hysterical blonde attention-seeker, in a succession of sparkly outfits, is uprooted from New York to the boring suburbs and learns boring suburban values like telling the truth.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    02/24/04
    Anya Kamenetz
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    02/21/04
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    02/20/04
    Robert Denerstein
    Robert Denerstein
    Denver Rocky Mountain News
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    A movie that -- even by Disney's formulaic standards -- is about as cut and dried as the phone book.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    02/20/04
    Desson Thomson
    Desson Thomson
    Washington Post
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    The superficial sweetness masks something rotten.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    02/20/04
    Michael O'Sullivan
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    Sugarman's muddled comedy serves only to drive home the cliché that the teenage female mind is a roiling mass of contradictions and petty concerns.

    Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
    02/20/04
    Peter Howell
    Peter Howell
    Toronto Star
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    Much of Confessions seems clueless and -- even worse for moviegoers of any age -- listless.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    02/20/04
    Ruthe Stein
    Ruthe Stein
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    It's a pubescent fantasia without soul or purpose beyond positioning star Lindsay Lohan as the successor to Hilary Duff's throne.

    Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
    02/20/04
    Lisa Rose
    Lisa Rose
    Newark Star-Ledger
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    A shlocky, sloppy and crass adolescent comedy.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    02/20/04
    Lou Lumenick
    Lou Lumenick
    New York Post
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    Sugarman directs this cheerful movie as if it were a bunch of memories pasted haphazardly into a scrapbook.

    Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
    02/20/04
    Jami Bernard
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    New York Daily News
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    Riddled with contradictions, preachiness, implausibilities, false starts and wrong turns, it tells a choppy, incoherent tale without an ounce of charm or wit.

    Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment 1 Comment
    02/20/04
    Bruce Westbrook
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    Houston Chronicle
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    For the most part the material is stubbornly inert, and the actors at times appear to be flailing.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
    02/20/04
    Sheri Linden
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    I confess to a deep uncertainty about whether this can be rightly called a movie. A bunch of scenes, maybe.

    Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
    02/20/04
    Rick Groen
    Rick Groen
    Globe and Mail
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    'Hate' is not a word I use loosely to describe my feelings about a movie, but I hated every second of Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.

    Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
    02/20/04
    Wesley Morris
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    Boston Globe
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    Mixes The Brady Bunch, Britney, Saved by the Bell, Hilary Duff and anything else that Disney thinks kids are still watching today.

    Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
    02/19/04
    John Monaghan
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    Detroit Free Press
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    Lindsay Lohan stars in this modest, mildly engaging film as a proudly bohemian resident of Greenwich Village who is transplanted to a prosperous suburb in New Jersey.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    02/19/04
    Dave Kehr
    Dave Kehr
    New York Times
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