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Bring It On (2000)

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Reviews Counted:117

Fresh:75

Rotten:42

Average Rating:6/10

Consensus: Despite the formulaic, fluffy storyline, this movie is surprisingly fun to watch, mostly due to its high energy and how it humorously spoofs cheerleading instead of taking itself too seriously.

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Torrance Shipman (Kirsten Dunst) is a typical all-American high school girl. Since being been named captain of her school's championship-winning cheerleading squad, the San Diego Toros, she's on... Torrance Shipman (Kirsten Dunst) is a typical all-American high school girl. Since being been named captain of her school's championship-winning cheerleading squad, the San Diego Toros, she's on top of the world. She's determined that nothing -- not even her homework, her nagging parents or her perfect college boyfriend -- get in the way of leading her squad to its sixth consecutive national title.

But the Toro's have some stiff competition this time out from the Clovers, an inner-city, hip-hop squad from Los Angeles. When Torrance learns that her predecessor has been stealing cheer routines for years from the rival squad, she realizes that the Clovers and their captain Isis (Gabrielle Union) are looking to even the score -- and that the Toro's are in big trouble. Things get even worse when Torrance finds herself falling for Cliff (Jesse Bradford), an outsider from school with whom she normally would never associate, and with the national championships only a few weeks away, the pressure is on.

Universal Pictures’ and Beacon Pictures’ rowdy comedy Bring It On, features a talented ensemble of up-and-coming young actors, including Eliza Dushku, Claire Kramer, Nicole Bilderback, Tsianina Joelson, Rini Bell, Nathan West and Huntley Ritter. The film is produced by Marc Abraham (Air Force One) and Thomas A. Bliss, written by Jessica Bendinger, and directed by Peyton Reed, whose credits include numerous music videos, as well as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and The Love Bug. [More]

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union, Jesse Bradford

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union, Jesse Bradford, Natina Reed, Nicole Bilderback, Rini Bell, Huntley Ritter, Brandi Williams, Tsianina Joelson, Shamari Fears, Ian Roberts, Nathan West

Director: Peyton Reed

Director: Peyton Reed
Producer: Marc Abraham
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Lightweight, but unexpectedly feelgood.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 24 2006 04:26 AM

Time Out

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Stephanie Zacharek

Bring It On spins off one sly little joke after another, and the smart ensemble makes every one of them work.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 03 2002 08:05 AM

Sight and Sound

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2/5

Matthew Turner

Nowhere near funny enough to succeed as a comedy, nor serious enough to work as a drama.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 30 2002 08:06 AM

ViewLondon

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4/5

Rich Cline

A far-above-average teen comedy that's both wickedly funny and dead-on insightful.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 10 2001 06:23 PM

Shadows on the Wall

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3/5

Ben Falk

This is lightweight stuff, but the movie zooms along.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

BBC

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3/5

Ian Freer

Grooves without ever getting to the heart of how ridiculous parading with pom poms actually is.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Empire Magazine

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2/4

Ian Waldron-Mantgani

Who cares about cheerleading? The movie obviously doesn't.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 29 2009 03:16 AM

Cinema Crazed

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3/5

Ellen Kim

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 20 2008 03:16 AM

Hollywood.com

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2/5

Mark Halverson

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 07 2008 03:17 AM

Sacramento News & Review

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Lisa Alspector

This earnest and arch story -- so fast paced its formulas are wonderfully obscured -- has an adolescent energy and a tempered sexuality, and it's infused with the moral agenda of a warmly didactic sitcom.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 25 2007 04:46 PM

Chicago Reader

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Rumsey Taylor

The conclusion may be fairly obvious, but it’s largely irrelevant in comparison to how uniquely Bring it On characterizes its teens.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 01 2006 03:18 AM

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

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5/10

JoBlo

The film just didn't do much to me.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 12 2006 03:16 AM

JoBlo's Movie Emporium

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3.5/5

Ron Wells

This is one of the most likable [teen films] ever made not starring John Cusack

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 06 2005 07:30 PM

Film Threat

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3/4

David Nusair

...the movie coasts along on a surprisingly clever script and sure-handed direction.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 01 2003 08:03 AM

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B

Eugene Novikov

There may not be any championships in store for this film, but it's definitely a winner.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 22 2003 05:04 PM

Film Blather

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2/4

Jeanne Aufmuth

The dancing is well choreographed, but the story would have better succeeded in choosing an angle or two and sticking with it.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 14 2003 05:04 PM

Palo Alto Weekly

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2.5/5

Kimberly Jones

A moderately entertaining, mostly inoffensive piece of filmmaking.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 10 2003 08:10 AM

Austin Chronicle

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3.5/5

John R. McEwen

The cheering is occasionally spectacular and the principals' acting is above the material.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 08 2003 08:05 AM

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B+

Nick Davis

Bring It On amazes not just for its political sophistication but for its refusal to beg credit points for being smart.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 10 2003 08:06 AM

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