She's All That (1999)

Very nice playful film that is not all rah rah and moralistic. Our heroïne was actually better looking with the glasses. Beside, it's ridiculous to remove the glasses to someone that needs them. Same with eyebrow plucking. That was not a makeover, but a makeunder. Otherwise, the film is somewhat realistic, nothing over the top, all cute, with the cute song of the year, and amusing all along without being hilarious. Fun, smiles. Great cameo by Sarah Michelle Gellar!! My heart almost stopped.

First off I love the song "Kiss Me" when they played it and she was coming down the stairs before she fell,, I just love that song.. about the movie, Freddie Prinze Jr. plays the local high school hunk,, his friend is played by a very young Paul Walker, I had totally forgotten that he was even in this movie to be honest,, and I've watched it several times.. it's time for the prom and the most popular guy at school get's dumped by a hottie, so she decides to hook up with this obnoxious guy she met a spring break,, so his heart is broken, and his friend is like hey you can have any girl at school, so he makes a bet that he can get the nerdiest , or ugliest girl at school,, so the friend picks out Laney Boggs,, who by the way was not ugly at all kinda cute,, but definitely a little nerdy,, great film I thought and Kiernan Culkin did a great job as well as the little brother,, this is a must see comedy,, don't pass this one by.

I was just thinking about this movie now in my head and so I might as well do a review on it. The film is about a high school jock named Zachary(Prinze Jr) who's girlfriend is in love with another man(played by Matthew Lillard who also teamed up with Prinze Jr 3 year later to do Scooby Doo). Of course his heartbroken when Zachary's girlfriend dumps him for Lillard's character. SO he decides that his mates(one played by the late Paul Walker) can change any nerdy girl into a prom queen for Zach to take to the prom as part of a bet(like that other film that was released the same year 10 things I hate about you starring the late Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles). Zach of course stumbles across a young nerdy girl played by Rachel Cook who is a rather moody individual who likes to paint and be creative. But when Zachary's sister (played by Anna Paquin)gives her a makeover,Zac falls in love with her. But is it for real or is it only for the bet?Overall it was a cute harmless chick flick and its worth checking out if you like Freddie Prinze Jr. Oh and keep an eye out for Sarah Michelle Gellar(Prinze Jr's wife in real life) and global superstar Usher aka Usher Raymond and Lil Kim(another singer) who star in this chick flick too.

For all the people complaining that Rachel Leigh Cook is pretty anyway, that's the whole point. Zach does not change Laney; she was always pretty but just didn't give herself the chance. This isn't a film about turning an ugly girl into a pretty girl; rather a film about putting yourself out there and allowing yourself to be pretty. To pick an unattractive actress to transform would send out the message that the only way you will ever be accepted is if you tart yourself up.The premise is quite thin and perhaps a more severe transformation would have been more entertaining but Freddie Prince Junior, as Zach, the jock who makes a bet that he can't transform the geekiest girl in the school Laney (Rachel Leigh Cook) into prom queen is charismatic and has nice chemistry with Cook. There are also some entertaining minor characters, such as Zach's sister (played by Anna Paquin) and Laney's brother.There is one gross-out scene that feels a little out of place in what is quite a gentle story about coming out from your shell; I wouldn't really describe this as a rom-com. Still, it's a good film to watch on a Friday night with a couple of friends, and it has some good morals.