She's All That (1999)

	Directed by: Robert Iscove	COUNTRY USA GENRE Comedy/Romance NORWEGIAN TITLE She's All That RUNNING TIME 95 minutes
	Produced by: Peter Abrams Richard N. Gladstein Robert L. Levy
	Written by: R. Lee Fleming Jr.

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Zach Siler	Freddie Prinze Jr.
Laney Boggs	Rachael Leigh Cook
Brock Hudson	Matthew Lillard	½
Dean Sampson	Paul Walker	½
Taylor Vaughan	Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	½
Wayne Boggs	Kevin Pollak
Mackenzie Siler	Anna Paquin	½
Simon Boggs	Kieran Culkin	½
Jesse Jackson	Elden Henson	½
Campus DJ	Usher Raymond
Misty	Clea DuVall

Review

This partly silly yet largely wonderful teen romance has many of the same strengths as the high school films of the 1980s. Deploying the classic ugly-duckling formula, She's All That is shamelessly obvious and naïvely romantic from start to finish. There is no way anyone can believe Rachael Leigh Cook could ever be considered the opposite of prom queen material. Though to be honest, that's not really the point, because behind some stereotypical characters and some heavy-handed thematic discussions hides a good-hearted, infectiously charming, and fairly subtle teen story. The writing from R. Lee Fleming Jr. is unoriginal but clever, and in a handful of segments, the film touches upon deeply moving or peculiarly funny observations (like the Kevin Pollak Jeopardy game). Apart from the shallow Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, who never comes close to bringing her character a true personality, the performances are impressive – even from stock character players like Paul Walker and Matthew Lillard. The film's greatest asset, however, is the two leads, Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr., who share some sparkling scenes together. They fulfil Hollywood's timeless promise of displaying beautiful people in sensual situations.