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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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This wanna-be comedy is hanging on to every cliché and tripping over every bad joke in the book.

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The fact that a bouncy teenage sports comedy can even gesture toward serious matters of race and economic inequality is pretty impressive, as is the occasional snarl of genuine satire.

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A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Takes cheerleading a bit too seriously at times, but still manages to be fun and entertaining.

Full Review Source: Radio Free Entertainment | comment Comment
01/01/00
Andrew Manning
Andrew Manning
Radio Free Entertainment

Just a silly, formulaic movie with stock characters who are pretty to ogle.

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Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Needed more work on its vim and vigor.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The best coming-of-age story a major studio's stumbled onto since Clueless.

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Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

This film stands out -- not as an original (its focus on fierce competition is nothing new), but as a well-executed story with likable characters and fresh flourishes.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle

A surprisingly funny, sharp and good-natured comedy starring an actress who's good enough to actually make you like a teeny girl with pompoms and really good hair.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Caitlin Cleary
Caitlin Cleary
Seattle Times

Bring It On is no more than a trifle. But it moves along entertainingly right through to the end credit sequence, and its heart is in just the right place.

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01/01/00
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

A clever, good-natured comedy about pep.

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Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Kirsten, you should not be in movies like this.

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Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Bring It On ... isn't awful. It simply lacks focus, energy and spirit, definite negs in the cheerleading world.

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Curtis Morgan
Curtis Morgan
Miami Herald

Bendinger's script (her first) is often funny, trenchant, and politically savvy.

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Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

A pretty good movie aside from all the cheese.

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David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

Another entrancing Kirsten Dunst performance. Rah!

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David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Bring It On is as awkward as a 105-pound member of the varsity cheer squad at Weight Watchers.

Full Review Source: Fresno Bee | comment Comment
01/01/00
Donald Munro
Donald Munro
Fresno Bee

A bubbly, little comedic gem, and unexpectedly sharp-witted, to boot.

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01/01/00
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Bring It On is a forgettable, hackneyed effort -- a presumptuous, feel-good movie that is a bubble-headed mess.

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01/01/00
Elias Savada
Elias Savada
Nitrate Online

Full of snarky (but not terribly mean-spirited) dialogue, the film is a triumph for first-time screenwriter Jessica Bendinger.

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01/01/00
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

What's good are the routines, which are thrilling.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
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Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
 
 
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