The charming if cheesy 1999 rom-com “She’s All That,” starring Freddie Prinze Jr. as a hot jock and Rachael Leigh Cook as the introverted art nerd he tries to transform into a glittering prom queen, turns 23 next year. Feel old yet? If you’re old enough for that Miramax production directed by Robert Iscove to mean anything, you’re probably too old for Netflix’s gender-flipped new sequel, “He’s All That,” to mean anything at all. Unless you enjoy the feeling of your soul being destroyed by another piece of Netflix clickbait, this is one to skip.
Overstuffed with conspicuous product placement as well as debasing cameos from some of the original film’s stars, this is . What’s even scarier is the film comes from Mark Waters, the director of “Mean Girls,” a far savvier teen satire that doesn’t pander to its audience.
Turning the original premise bravely upside down,...
Overstuffed with conspicuous product placement as well as debasing cameos from some of the original film’s stars, this is . What’s even scarier is the film comes from Mark Waters, the director of “Mean Girls,” a far savvier teen satire that doesn’t pander to its audience.
Turning the original premise bravely upside down,...
- 8/27/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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