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Release Date: 08 October, 2002 Retail Price: $14.99 OUR Price: $9.99 You SAVE: $5.00! Cast: Complete Cast (12 total) |
10 Things I Hate About You Reviews
"How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways."
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. "Ten Things I Hate About You" is VERY LOOSELY based on William Shakespeare's comedic masterpiece, "The Taming of the Shrew." The film is set in a modern day high school. Kat (Julia Stiles) is an angry teenage girl who seems to loathe all men. Her younger sister Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) is a popular girl who can't wait to immerse herself in the dating scene. Unfortunately for Bianca, her overprotective father (Larry Miller) is incredibly paranoid and doesn't want to see either of his daughters come within 50 feet of a member of the opposite sex. In order to pacify Bianca's constant complaints, her father finally concedes that he'll lift the dating ban as soon as man-hater Kat shoes an interest in boys, which is unlikely to happen in the near future. Once Bianca's potential beau (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) finds out about this, he hires a mysterious classmate, Patrick (Heath Ledger), to feign an interest in Kat and loosen her up, thereby freeing up Bianca to date. At first Patrick is happy to oblige, but he is stunned when he begins to develop feelings for Kat, who isn't always as cold and collected as she appears to be.
This movie is very entertaining. As a big "Taming of the Shrew" fan, I really enjoyed the occasional snippets of Shakespearean dialogue. This film does an excellent job of reinventing Shakespeare in a very modern way. Also, the young cast is talented and fun to watch. Stiles and Ledger have good chemistry together and make a very cute onscreen couple. Overall, I was very impressed!
Not quite from the Bard, but it is a fantastic teen romantic comedy.
Of all the recent teen romantic comedies, I think this one is my favorite. "10 Things" is (losely) based on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." The movie is about Kat (the Shrew) who is a anti social outsider. Unfortunately her younger and more popular sister Bianca cannot date until Kat starts dating. Various sutors of Bianca's conspire to free her by hiring the school bad boy Patrick to date Kat.
I love the fact that both the lead characters are somewhat outsiders in high school, rather than following usual story arc for a teen romance where at least one of the leads is part of the "in crowd." The character of Kat is also very refreshing. She is a strong willed and feminist, but remains sexy and human rather than a Hollywood sterotype.
I also loved the setting of the movie in Seattle, Washington. What a departure from the vast majority of teen movies which usually take place in California! I especially like the school where the film was shot, which is a real High School in Tacoma. Compared to where I went to high school, the school in this film is absolutely sureal and it definately gives a certain feeling of fantasy to the movie.
Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles are perfect as the leads. Both were very young when this movie was filmed, but you could tell then they had talent and would go far. Julia Stiles really impresses with her ability to be sexy, strong and even vulnerable all at the same time. The supporting cast is also excellent. Larisa Olenik gives a great performance as the beautiful and naive Bianca. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Cameron, the boy who will do anything for Bianca. I also liked Andrew Keegan as the vain and vapid Joey who also is after Bianca, but for less than honorable reasons.
The movie does have some cliche's of the teen comedy genre, but the story is surprisingly clever and engaging, the characters are charming, and the setting in Seattle is fantastic and fresh. I highly recommend "10 Things I Hate About You."
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