A deliciously viscous look at the evil that is the teenage girl.
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Pretty Persuasion (2005)
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Reviews Counted:74
Fresh:24
Rotten:50
Average Rating:4.9/10
Consensus: Pretty Persuasion aims for high satire but falls short of poignancy by depending on too much black humor, with too little redeeming humanity to provide balance.
Theatrical Release:Aug 12, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $58,570
Synopsis: Music-video director Marcos Siega infuses this entertainingly dark social satire with stylish camerawork and clever editing. While visually rooted in the bubble gum teen comedy aesthetic, PRETTY... [More]
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston, James Woods, Jane Krakowski
Director: Marcos Siega
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Reviews for Pretty Persuasion
“Mean Girls" meet "The Crucible.” ...a devastating portrait of a sociopathic teenager with a tour de force by Evan Rachel Wood.
08/12/05
Has a streak of originality a mile long and about an inch deep.
08/12/05
not just another black comedy about a manipulative high school *****
08/11/05
Too flip to be serious and too smug to be rousing.
08/11/05
Top CriticAny satire worth its salt should not be afraid to offend, and Pretty Persuasion flings mud in all directions with a fearless audacity.
08/11/05
Top CriticSkander Halim's script and Siega's direction often clash with their own very dark plot.
08/11/05
Top CriticThis is a very funny film about a creepy, excruciatingly lonely world.
08/11/05
The movie wants so badly to be mentioned in the same breath as Heathers or Election that it's not even funny. Really, I mean it, this charred-black comedy is not even funny.
08/10/05
Top CriticA hand grenade lobbed at no place in particular.
08/09/05
Top CriticBasically a re-hash of all the teen angst flicks we’ve seen that involve anything dark, twisted, or weird in any way.
08/07/05
Everything reminds you of some other movie.
08/04/05
Top CriticCasts the cruel shenanigans at an upscale 90210 school as a metaphor for virtually everything in contemporary American life.
07/27/05
The audacious, decidedly un-P.C. film lashes out in all directions, with considerable cynicism and double the wit.
07/18/05
A cleverly-constructed parable of America's obsession with celebrity.
06/21/05
An exercise in bad taste that takes itself just seriously enough to be offensive.
03/26/05
Top CriticSmug, rude and ultimately lost.
03/13/05
What Pretty Persuasion seems to want most of all is to be outrageous,
03/12/05
Unfortunately, the story of seductive and manipulated high school students tries to be a little too dark for its own good, focusing on its characters’ evil qualities and ignoring any trace of humanity.
02/26/05
Too broadly played to achieve its dark satirical aspirations and too downright silly to pass for a serious commentary on contemporary society.
02/26/05
Top CriticLatest News for Pretty Persuasion
November 30, 2005:
In "Theory," Reynolds, Mortimer & Townsend Will Co-Star
Ryan Reynolds, Stuart Townsend, and Emily Mortimer will star in "Chaos Theory," says The Hollywood Reporter. The comedy is coming from "Pretty Persuasion"... More...
October 06, 2005:
Summer Tomatometer Wrap-up #4: The Worst of the Summer
Over the past few days, we've tried to counter the common misconception that this summer's cinematic fare was bereft of quality. However, that doesn't mean the season was... More...
September 19, 2005:
Ryan Reynolds and Marcos Siega to Test the "Chaos Theory"
Variety reports that actor Ryan Reynolds and "Pretty Persuasion" director Marcos Siega will be bringing the comedy "Chaos Theory" to life, by way of Castle... More...
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