10 Things I Hate About You: Critic Reviews

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RottenTomatoes:   50 reviews
  • Stephen Holden New York Times (Top Critic)
    60
    Stiles, whose slightly rushed, impatient delivery sometimes recalls the young Jane Fonda, lets enough sweetness seep into her portrayal to lend even the nastiest retort a hint of forgiveness.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)
    63
    The high school romance genre has become so popular that it's running out of new ideas and has taken to recycling classic literature.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Dennis Harvey Variety (Top Critic)
    At times the pic doesn't even seem certain which decade it's set in; the squeaky-clean high school environs often feel more '80s than '90s.
    Full Review » 4 years ago
  • Liam Lacey Globe and Mail (Top Critic)
    63
    The notion of a contemporary high school as a hotbed of romantic intrigue is utterly apt, and the performances almost make the update work.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Mary Elizabeth Williams Salon.com (Top Critic)
    Debut film director Gil Junger may be a TV veteran making a movie for the Clearasil crowd, but he doesn't sacrifice the story to gimmicky camerawork or overzealous pacing.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)
    75
    No one in this film is a big star, but everyone is a capable actor.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)
    100
    As satirical as it is romantic, this is one teen film that is wise enough to span generations in its appeal.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • David Nusair Reel Film Reviews
    63
    ...a slightly above average teenage romcom.
    Full Review » 2 years ago
  • Ryan Cracknell Movie Views
    Takes an old story and proves the themes are timeless by applying them to a modern setting.
    Full Review » 2 years ago
  • Film4
    70
    It sounds awful, but Junger's movie is utterly winning.
    Full Review » 4 years ago
  • Maitland McDonagh TV Guide's Movie Guide
    63
    Gil Junger's TV roots are revealed in his excessive reliance on close-ups and the cast's preponderance of TV actors.
    Full Review » 4 years ago
  • Geoff Andrew Time Out
    Stiles grows into her character and Ledger is effortlessly charming.
    Full Review » 6 years ago
  • Ron Wells Film Threat
    80
    Of all the teen films released this year, this one is, by far, the best.
    Full Review » 6 years ago
  • Brad Laidman Film Threat
    100
    Pure of heart and perfectly executed.
    Full Review » 6 years ago
  • Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews
    59
    The largely unknown cast sparkles.
    Full Review » 7 years ago
  • Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Stiles nails her feminazi, bound-for-Sarah Lawrence shtick, but just as easily melts into giggles or pulls off a slapstick drunk scene.
    Full Review » 7 years ago
  • John R. McEwen Film Quips Online
    80
    Unlike many high school movies, 10 Things contains actors who are able to rise above the silly stereotypes and give their characters life.
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle
    25
    The movie wimped out by blanding down the story and the characters to the point where she isn't really a shrew and he isn't really a maniac.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice
    A zippy high school comedy.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Karina Montgomery Cinerina
    Of course we know how it's going to turn out - that is so not the point of a film like this. As with life, the joy is the journey.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Brandon Judell Entertainment Asylum
    70
    What raises this venture a few notches above your normal acne fare is an extremely clever screenplay
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk
    63
    There have certainly been worse.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Douglas Konecky culturevulture.net
    This production, these situations and characters, are to Shakespeare what advertising is to truth.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Eugene Novikov Film Blather
    75
    Lame scenes are made nifty by the movie's endless energy.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com
    50
    I didn't exactly hate this film.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
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