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Get Over It

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Get Over It (2001)

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Reviews Counted:63

Fresh:28

Rotten:35

Average Rating:5/10

Consensus: As with most teen movies, Get Over It is entirely predictable, and there's not enough plot to sustain the length of the movie. However, it is not without its charms.

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Director Tommy O'Haver's (BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS) sophomore effort is a breezy teen romance that injects a much needed jolt of wit and energy into an overworked genre. Ben Foster (FREAKS AND... Director Tommy O'Haver's (BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS) sophomore effort is a breezy teen romance that injects a much needed jolt of wit and energy into an overworked genre. Ben Foster (FREAKS AND GEEKS) stars as Berke, a fairly nondescript basketball player whose romance with the beautiful Allison (Melissa Sagemiller) has made him the happiest man in school as well as the envy of his classmates. Unfortunately, Allison doesn't feel the same way and dumps him in the opening minutes of the film. Determined to win her back, Berke auditions for the high school play, "A Midsummer Night's Rockin' Dream," in which Allison has snagged the lead role. Thwarting his hopes of reconciliation is the guy that Allison just started dating, Striker, a transfer student who heads a semi-famous boy band and sports a laughable European accent. Enlisting the help of his best friend's sister, Kelly (Kirsten Dunst), Berke tries to rehearse for the play and finds his emotions caught between his past with Allison and his burgeoning feelings for Kelly. Sweet and funny (especially during Martin Short's appearances as the play's name-dropping director), GET OVER IT is an excellent teen film bolstered by an exceptional cast. [More]

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Melissa Sagemiller, Ed Begley

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Melissa Sagemiller, Ed Begley, Carmen Electra, Colin Hanks, Swoosie Kurtz, Sisqo, Martin Short, Shane West, Zoe Saldana, Mila Kunis

Director: Tommy O'Haver

Director: Tommy O'Haver
Screenwriter: R. Lee Fleming
Producer: Richard Hull, Louise Rosner
Studio: Miramax Films

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It's the sort of show Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney would have bounced through 60 years ago.

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08/10/01
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Unevenly witty.

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07/06/08
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It's completely harmless -- taking that as a pro or a con will be entirely up to the individual viewer.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
06/11/01
Olly Richards
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Empire Magazine
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Quite a bit more intelligent than most films in the genre.

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12/10/01
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Features a dog humping a basketball, an electrocution, a cow urinating on the hero and kids drinking punch filled with vomit.

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10/30/01
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
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At least Ben Foster communicates the ignorance and insecurity of being a troubled teen.

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06/11/01
Michael Thomson
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BBC
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Director O'Haver fails to supply any proper shape or development.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Wally Hammond
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Time Out
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Get Over It is a perfectly acceptable teen date movie that manages to amuse most of the way through.

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02/07/01
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11/20/08
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May be halfhearted, but it's not entirely without heart.

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03/12/01
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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A breath of fresh air.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
03/12/01
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle

A lighthearted, frothy entertainment that goes down with ease.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
03/18/01
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

More engaging than most offerings in this tired genre.

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03/15/01
Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly

For what it is, it's extremely funny.

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03/12/01
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

It's predictable but charming.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
03/12/01
Gary Dowell
Gary Dowell
Dallas Morning News

O'Hayer has some way to go before doing a John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink) but Get Over It is a headstart.

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
03/04/03
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

Offers a departure (albeit not a radical one) from the norm.

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03/12/01
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Offers a lot of yuks and a lot of fun.

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04/09/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Low and behold, there I was, laughing and giggling my way through this surprisingly potent vehicle for the teen generation.

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03/06/01
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