Mean-spirited and coarse with a shallow girl at its hollow heart, Beth Cooper is Superbad without the super.
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08/24/09
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:1
Rotten:10
Average Rating:3.8/10
Consensus: Heavily reliant on stereotypes and shallow teen comedy clichés, I Love You Beth Cooper is a humorless affair that fails to capture the charm of its source novel.
Theatrical Release:21-08-2009
Synopsis: I Love You, Beth Cooper chronicles the story of a nerdy valedictorian who proclaims his love for the hottest and most popular girl in school – Beth Cooper – during his graduation speech. Much to... [More]
Starring: Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack T. Carpenter, Lauren London
Director: Chris Columbus
Reviews for I Love You, Beth Cooper
1 - 11 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticThis is pretty average stuff.
08/24/09
Top CriticThis adaptation of Larry Doyle’s bestseller is too soul-starved and lethally bland to warm the cockles.
08/24/09
Top CriticThe real problem is that it doesn’t have any heart. This is by-the-numbers film-making in which even those moments when the characters step off the merry-go-round to catch their breath feel manufactured.
08/21/09
Top CriticThere’s the potential for ‘Superbad’-style comedy when Denis and his pal go on the run with Beth and friends, but the pace is slow and lines fall flat thanks to long pauses and hammy delivery.
08/21/09
Top CriticPainfully unfunny, I Love You, Beth Cooper is more likely to elicit the opposite reaction.
08/21/09
Top CriticA flat, tired rehash of teen movie story tropes, the film attempts to have it both ways by winkingly acknowledging its secondhand origins.
07/10/09
Top CriticOne high school graduation party that you won't want to attend.
07/10/09
Top CriticAdapted by Larry Doyle from his 2007 novel, I Love You, Beth Cooper peaks early -- like, during the first three minutes -- and rapidly goes downhill from there.
07/10/09
Top CriticIf fun is what you're looking for, you might want to avoid I Love You, Beth Cooper, a drab and incoherent teen comedy.
07/10/09
Top CriticThe writer of I Love You, Beth Cooper says the story is based on a dream. I believe him. This is one of the very few movies where I wanted the hero to wake up and discover it was only a dream.
07/09/09
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