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She Gets What She Wants (2002)

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Movie Info

Starla Grady (Jane McGregor), the most popular girl at Splendona High School in Splendona, TX, is on top of the world. That is, at least, until foreign-exchange student Genevieve LePlouff (Piper Perabo) moves in with Starla's family. Starla's parents had hoped that Genevieve's tutoring would help raise Starla's French grade, which had dropped dangerously low. At first, like Starla's other followers, Genevieve seems in awe of her charmed existence. However, when Genevieve's story of misfortune

PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.

Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Melanie Mayron

Written By: Robert Lee King, Lamar Damon

In Theaters: Jan 9, 2005 Wide

On DVD: Mar 22, 2005

LionsGate Entertainment

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Cast

Piper Perabo
Genevieve LePlouff
Jane McGregor
Starla Grady
Trent Ford
Ed Mitchell
Michael McKean
Monsieur Duke
Julie White
Bootsie Grady
Brandon Smith (I)
Arnie Grady
Jesse James
Randolph Grady
Nicki Lynn Aycox
Tanner Jennings
Alexandra Adi
Ashley Lopez
Matt Czuchry
Kyle Fuller
Cristen Coppen
Doreen Gilmore
Mary Portser
Kimmy Sue Sprinkle

Critic Reviews for She Gets What She Wants

All Critics (32) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (17) | DVD (5)

A gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups.

August 22, 2002 Comment

Michael Rechtshaffen

Hollywood Reporter

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Good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like Clueless Does South Fork.

August 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Variety

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Derek Elley

Variety

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...even if one were willing to overlook the downright aimless storyline, there's still the dearth of laughs and muddled character motives to contend with.

January 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The humor is sharp and the satirical targets are mercilessly skewered.

August 13, 2005 Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com

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Eric D. Snider

EricDSnider.com

Slap her - she's not funny! No French people were harmed during the making of this movie, but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half.

June 8, 2003 Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com

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Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone

TheMovieChicks.com

[Mayron] manages to keep things affectionate even while she's sending things up higher than a full moon over Texas.

November 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Jam! Movies

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Jam! Movies

Takes one character we don't like and another we don't believe, and puts them into a battle of wills that is impossible to care about and isn't very funny.

October 22, 2002 Comment

Ian Waldron-Mantgani

UK Critic

A droll, bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the Lone Star State.

October 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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David Noh

Film Journal International

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It was okay.

July 20, 2010

Dead Angel

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A brainless teen comedy to seat in from of the TV for a few laugh and to spend your spare time. This movie it is also known as "She Gets What She Wants". It also it is a teen remake of "All About Eve".

January 5, 2008