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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

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Reviews for Sugar & Spice

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De no ser por lo irregular de su ritmo satírico, hubiera sido una buena y muy disfrutable película.

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
05/11/01
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola
N/R

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Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
04/09/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

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."

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
03/26/01
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

A lot more perceptive and witty than most other cheerleader movies.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
03/19/01
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

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.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/05/01
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

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

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Struggles with the existential challenge of individuating five (then six, then seven) perky white heterosexual girls wearing identical aquamarine miniskirts and halter tops.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/08/01
Caleb Crain
Caleb Crain
Village Voice

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.

Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | comment Comment
02/07/01
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
eye WEEKLY

Brain-dead but pleasantly so.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
02/07/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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02/07/01
Scott A. Mantz
Scott A. Mantz
Scott Mantz' Movie Reviews
N/R

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Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
02/07/01
Ebert & Roeper

Quite a smart little film with a surprising satirical edge.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment 1 Comment
02/07/01
Brendan Kelly
Brendan Kelly
Variety
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N/R

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Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
02/07/01
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
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Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/07/01
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
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N/R

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Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
02/07/01
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

It is almost painful to see this lively and energetic cast struggle with the lazy grubbiness of the script.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
02/07/01
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Not in the same clever league as Bring It On.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
02/06/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

It was such a traumatic experience that I really don't want to talk about it for very long.

Full Review Source: Matt's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/05/01
Matt Easterbrook
Matt Easterbrook
Matt's Movie Reviews

There are a few giggles here and there, but for the most part, there's one misfire after another.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
02/01/01
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

A quick dose of disposable laughter.

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02/01/01
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times
 
 
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