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Avg. Critic Score: 52 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 Iffy for 13+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Smart and sassy high school movie that's fun for all ages. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    It is Ms. Dunst who carries the movie and unifies its disparate elements. She's a terrific comic actress. Read full review

  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    It's an okay brat movie. Read full review

  • 63
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    A likable, low-budget high school comedy. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    It could be worse. Read full review

  • 60
    Washington Post | Rita Kempley

    A spoofy paean to cheerfolk that has more bounce per flounce than most tales about teen queens. Read full review

  • 50
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    She's (Dunst) the big reason the film rises above instantly rejectable formula to campy pop. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Robert Koehler

    Succeeds in displaying the physical drive and demands of cheerleading. Read full review

  • 50
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    A strange mutant beast, half Nickelodeon movie, half R-rated comedy. It's like kids with potty-mouth playing grownup. Read full review

  • 25
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Stack

    Jumbled and stupid plot, bad acting and a few predictable gags that fall flat. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+ Smart and sassy movie marred by raunchy humor.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that although the behavior of the kids in the movie is mostly unobjectionable, the language and sexual references get pretty raunchy. It isn't just the four-letter words that are typical these days in movies intended for a high school audience. A boy jokes about slipping his finger in a girl's underpants while he is holding her up during a cheer, and the insults are more vulgar than usual. Torrence's little brother is practically demonic in his behavior. Parents should also know that Torrence's boyfriend cheats on her (there is a girl in his bed). But Torrence and her new love have just one kiss (and, believe it or not, a very romantic tooth-brushing scene).
  • Families can talk about the way that Torrence decides what is important to her and shows determination and commitment. At first, she tries a moral compromise in hiring a professional choreographer because "everybody does it," but she knows it is wrong, and she is scrupulously honest and fair in her preparation for the nationals. She also handles the results with grace, and she believes in herself enough to break up with the boy who does not believe in her. Kids could also talk about the way that Missy and her brother Cliff support each other.
What to watch for
  • violence false0 Violence: Brief scenes of injuries.
  • sex false3 Sex: Some sexual references.
  • language false3 Language: Some raunchy language.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue
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