Aaaaah, what a classic!
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06/24/06
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
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Reviews Counted:116
Fresh:61
Rotten:55
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: This live-action update of Josie and the Pussycats offers up bubbly, fluffy fun, but the constant appearance of product placements seems rather hypocritical.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Josie (Rachel Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid), and Val (Rosario Dawson) are the Pussycats, a struggling rock band hoping for success in the fast-paced music world. Their dreams seem to be coming... [More]
Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Paulo Costanzo
Director: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
Reviews for Josie and the Pussycats
Top CriticAmusing comedy that transcends its all-too-obvious silliness thanks to a trio of sweet performances, some catchy songs and some spot-on gags at the expense of teen culture.
10/30/02
The real problem is that there's nothing particularly original or entertaining about the film. Which makes us wonder why did they bothered to make it.
12/10/01
Some viewers will be put off by the childishness of this picture. I was attracted to it.
10/28/01
This exhumes the corpse of a long-forgotten old Archies cartoon.
08/27/01
Top CriticA frenetic, scattershot satire on the music biz and the youth's obsession with labels, brand names, and status symbols.
08/20/01
Top CriticWhile this may not be high art, this is still one of the most consistently entertaining films you're likely to see all summer.
08/03/01
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08/07/08
This self-styled self-reflexive comedy asks the question, just how stupid are teenagers?
04/18/07
This is one sharp pussycat.
04/18/07
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05/01/04
Boasts a self-referential irreverence that gleefully attacks pop culture by using members of pop culture
03/11/04
Alan Cumming (who's picked up where Richard E. Grant left off in Spice World) seems to be doing an impression of Stewie, the megalomaniacal baby on Family Guy.
08/01/03
Once again the nostalgia of our youth has been strip-mined for a Hollywood remake . . . At least this one doesn't have any CGI talking-dog monstrosities in it
03/19/03
About as fresh and fun as week-old kitty litter.
03/13/03
The best praise I can offer is it could have been worse.
02/08/03
Not necessarily the best film, those who remember the original series and have an interest in pop culture humor should find something in Josie to enjoy.
01/29/03
In the end, the plot is revealed and everything is wrapped up just like an episode of Scooby Doo. But not after the bumbling Tara Reid tortures us with her ditziness.
12/08/02
Josie and the Pussycats moves like one of its songs, fast, sexy, and fun.
11/22/02
Send the teens to this one. See it yourself if you're in the mood for something that won't require much of you.
10/21/02
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