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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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Reviews for Get Over It

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Claptrap.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
03/12/01
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

Crammed with clever lines and gorgeous visuals.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
03/12/01
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Harshly lighted and awkwardly edited.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
03/12/01
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Amiable but otherwise mediocre and redundant.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
03/12/01
Jim Judy
Jim Judy
Screen It!

Get Over It breaks the formula for teen romances.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
03/12/01
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

It's uneven, to be sure, but the charm of its leads and the good nature of its story overcome a lot of the movie's weaknesses.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
03/12/01
Pam Grady
Pam Grady
Reel.com

May be halfhearted, but it's not entirely without heart.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/12/01
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Scarcely enough story for a half-hour TV sitcom.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
03/12/01
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

A breath of fresh air.

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

Underneath all the fuss, there's a half-baked plot that fails to make much of a connection.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
03/12/01
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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It's predictable but charming.

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

The gimmicks knock the already-thin narrative structure slightly off track and the whole thing loses steam halfway through.

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03/12/01
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Citysearch

Comes off more like a series of painful cliches than a comedy or a love story.

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03/12/01
Christopher Muther
Christopher Muther
Boston Globe

We end up feeling sorry for the two likable leads, Foster and Dunst, who have to endure all of the story's failed attempts at making recycled bathroom humor funny.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
03/12/01
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

Moments of bubbly charm come in fits and starts, and the wait requires lots of patience.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
03/12/01
Pete Croatto
Pete Croatto
Filmcritic.com

Long on cartoonish high school hijinks but short on dramatic concentration and crucial story details.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/12/01
Eddie Cockrell
Eddie Cockrell
Variety
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For what it is, it's extremely funny.

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

A generally harmless trifle that's better than you might expect but not as good as you'd want.

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03/12/01
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

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

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03/12/01
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Will make you feel like you're on spring break, whether you're in still school or not.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
03/12/01
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
 
 
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