This dark comedy keeps most of its laughs in good formation.
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01/26/01
Sugar & Spice (2001)
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Reviews Counted:73
Fresh:21
Rotten:52
Average Rating:4.6/10
Consensus: Though this cheerleader comedy has an intriguing premise, it's too empty-headed and saddled with too many lame jokes to live up to it. Also, some critics say the movie is irresponsible in its depiction of teens and guns.
Runtime: 84 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: SUGAR & SPICE is a wicked black comedy about high school, teenage pregnancy, and five bankrobbing cheerleaders armed with semi-automatic weapons. When Diane, (Marley Shelton), a popular high school... [More]
Starring: Marley Shelton, James Marsden, Marla Sokoloff, Mena Suvari
Director: Francine McDougall
Reviews for Sugar & Spice
You get the feeling that it's bad on purpose, which makes it, given the number of teenage movies that are terrible by accident, not bad at all.
01/29/01
Top CriticAn amusing sendup of high school cheerleader movies, with its would-be bank robbers played to bimbo-ish perfection.
09/30/01
Quite a smart little film with a surprising satirical edge.
02/07/01
Top CriticThe film is too frivolous and convoluted to have much zing. But that doesn’t mean it’s not entertaining.
02/21/02
A surprising amount of the humor stems from well-drawn caricatures and cleverly seeded payoffs.
01/25/01
The film is technically on the shoddy side and there isn't nearly enough cheerleading for fans of this new, high-flying sport, but the energy of its young cast and sharp dialogue make it a pleasant enough waste of time.
03/05/01
A laugh-out-loud winter's treat.
01/29/01
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02/07/01
It's brightly diverting enough most of the time to get it past its shortfall.
01/26/01
Brain-dead but pleasantly so.
02/07/01
I liked the whole 'idea' of the movie, enjoyed most of its execution, till about the half-way point.
01/01/00
It's a well-written, fun ride, with great visual gags, sacrilegious funnery, and interesting plot twists.
06/14/01
Amusingly subversive, thanks to sharp writing and direction.
01/29/01
Top CriticIt's fun in its raunchy unwieldiness.
01/31/01
Goofy and inconsequential, but pretty damned cute.
01/29/01
A lot more perceptive and witty than most other cheerleader movies.
03/19/01
One of the better recent teen comedies...
07/09/02
It's alive and risky and saucy.
01/26/01
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