De no ser por lo irregular de su ritmo satírico, hubiera sido una buena y muy disfrutable película.
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... 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 cheerleader, gets pregnant with the star quarterback's baby, she turns to crime to support herself and her child. Fortunately, her five best friends on the cheerleading squad are, like, totally supportive of her decision! Together they devise a plan for a series of major bank heists to benefit Diane's future financial security. With a hot young cast including Mena Suvari (AMERICAN BEAUTY), Marla Sokoloff (TV's THE PRACTICE), and James Franco, SUGAR & SPICE is a teen comedy with some unusual twists. [More]
Starring: Marley Shelton, James Marsden, Marla Sokoloff, Mena Suvari
Starring: Marley Shelton, James Marsden, Marla Sokoloff, Mena Suvari, Rachel Blanchard, Melissa George, Sarah Marsh, Alexandra Holden, Sean Young
Director: Francine McDougall
Director: Francine McDougall
Producer: Wendy Finerman
Studio: New Line Cinema
Reviews for Sugar & Spice
Everyone has a film that they truly enjoy, but find it hard to admit. "Sugar & Spice" is a movie that could easily become one's "guilty pleasure."
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.
director Francine McDougall keeps the movie's tone pitched at such a screeching level for its entire duration that it becomes deafening all too quickly
Struggles with the existential challenge of individuating five (then six, then seven) perky white heterosexual girls wearing identical aquamarine miniskirts and halter tops.
Seems designed to amuse people who believe that all teenagers are total morons, which might seem like a subversive tactic for a teen movie, but the film's smugness quickly becomes tedious.
It is almost painful to see this lively and energetic cast struggle with the lazy grubbiness of the script.
It was such a traumatic experience that I really don't want to talk about it for very long.
There are a few giggles here and there, but for the most part, there's one misfire after another.
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