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Boys and Girls

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Boys and Girls (2000)

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Reviews Counted:60

Fresh:7

Rotten:53

Average Rating:3.8/10

Consensus: Boys and Girls feels like a cheap rip-off of When Harry Met Sally. The predictable and stale story fails to engage.

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This charming romantic comedy reinforces the idea that love sometimes finds individuals where they're least expecting it. Ryan (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) is an Industrial Engineering major at the... This charming romantic comedy reinforces the idea that love sometimes finds individuals where they're least expecting it. Ryan (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) is an Industrial Engineering major at the University of California at Berkeley. He and his best friend Jennifer (Claire Forlani) have known each other since they were twelve, although their relationship has always been rocky. As graduation nears, the two begin to realize that they may have been standing beside their perfect partner from the very beginning. An attractive cast, highlighted by the two leads, makes this a movie that audiences will undoubtedly fall in love with. [More]

Starring: Freddie Prinze, Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs, Amanda Detmer

Starring: Freddie Prinze, Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs, Amanda Detmer, Heather Donahue, Alyson Hannigan, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Raquel Beaudene, Monica Arnold, David Smigelski, Tsianina Joelson, Andrew Lowery

Director: Robert Iscove

Director: Robert Iscove
Screenwriter: Andrew Miller
Producer: Jay Cohen, Lee Gottsegen, Murray Schisgal
Composer: Stewart Copeland

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10/18/08
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
03/10/07
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

The cast is so charming and assured that it puts across most of this with a reasonable amount of conviction.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/06/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

While its parts are average to good, the sum of those parts is well above average. This film strikes a decent balance, despite its potential for childishness.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/16/04
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

The latest entry in the summer teen sweepstakes is a bust.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

It's a paint-by-numbers romantic comedy, but without the heart or laughs to make it work.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Kimberly Jones
Kimberly Jones
Austin Chronicle

If [When Harry Met Sally...]never existed, this would be a passable romance; as it is, it looks more like a cheap ripoff.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online
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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
09/20/02
Hollywood.com

It is not that it's implausible; it's just that in this case it's not very interesting, a situation not helped by the most pedestrian dialogue.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Mike Kerrigan
Mike Kerrigan
Boxoffice Magazine
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

This is less a movie than a casting call -- just round up a crowd of pretty young faces, fresh yet still familiar, and call it a job well done.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/19/02
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail

More serious than you'd expect.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
03/08/02
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

Sleepless in Seattle this ain't.

Full Review Source: Trades | comment Comment
11/03/01
Alex Keen
Alex Keen
Trades

We can see the plot points lumbering toward us like Godzilla in Death Valley...quips whipping through the air with the greatest of ease and with minimal impact.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
07/09/01
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

Not for a moment could you believe you're watching actual, viable human beings.

Full Review Source: Movieline | comment Comment
04/16/01
Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Movieline

There is rarely a single moment of originality or spontaneity to be found ... until the final credits sequence.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
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01/01/00
Ebert & Roeper

[Biggs] is the only thing that salvages this pitiful romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

The best thing that can be said about Boys and Girls is that it is studiously inoffensive.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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