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Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

lisafordeay 10 Things I Hate About You was released in 1999 and stars Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger and tells the story of this guy called Cameron(Joseph Gordon Levitt)who is in love with a girl called Bianca(Larissa Oleynik)who is a very prim and proper. The problem is her father (played by Larry Miller)doesn't want her to date anyone until her older sister Kat(played by Julia Stiles)starts to date as he has a no sex policy. Of course Cameron and his friend bribe a strange handsome guy named Patrick(played by the late Heath Ledger)to go out with Kat in order for Cameron to date Bianca. Of course there is another guy who is a real douchbag named Joey(Andrew Keegan) who also bribes Patrick to date Kat so he can steal Bianca from Cameron. As Patrick begins to see Kat however he ends up falling for her for real and doesn't want to go through with the bribe anymore. But will they won't they get together? Overall I found this film entertaining and funny in some parts. The music is very rock/pop,the setting was nice and the plot reminded me of another teen romantic comedy called She's All That which came out the exact year as this as the plot to that film was similar to this film but sorta different at the same time. Both Julia and Heath had great chemistry together as both were newcomers at the time since Heath was in Home And Away in the mid 90s before he went to Hollywood till his death in 2008. If you liked She's All That,How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days then you will enjoy this.

destinylives52 Shakespeare's "The Taming Of The Shrew" is the basis for "10 Things I Hate About You," a fun, sweet, romantic-comedy that has a surprising amount of substance. Julia Stiles plays the "shrew," a highly intelligent teen who is fiercely independent and speaks her mind at all times. So what's the problem? Well, her sister is a social butterfly who wants to date but isn't allowed to by the father...unless Stiles also dates. The father's idea is that Stiles will never date, and so the other daughter won't either, and neither of them will do any crazy, sexual things with boys.But two young men - one of whom is played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt - desperately want to date Stiles' sister; and so both of them work up a scheme to have a fearless, bad boy in their school (played by Heath Ledger) to ask out Stiles. Typical of a rom-com, the lead romantic couple "meet cute," they start to really like each other, then a monkey wrench gets tossed into the situation that can potentially mess everything up.My most memorable, movie moment of "10 Things I Hate About You" is the scene when Stiles gets up in front of her English class and reads a poem that is basically a list of things she hates about Ledger. It was the most poignant part of the movie as well as showing the wonderful talent of Stiles.What sets "10 Things I Hate About You" apart from the typical, teen rom-com are: solid, three-dimensional characters of Ledger, Stiles and Gordon-Levitt; very clever dialogue dished out by Stiles; the two lead characters are very likeable; and the great chemistry between Stiles and Ledger. It took me almost 20 years to finally see this movie, and now I know why it is so popular.Mannysmemorablemoviemoments

Mara "10 things I hate about you" is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's play "The Taming of the Shrew". The movie takes place in Seattle and it follows the story of two sisters who have different mindsets and desires. Their dad is overprotective and, as a result, the girls can't date until they graduate. Then, one day, he decides that if the older sister Kat is going to date someone, Blanca will be allowed as well. As Bianca tries to convince her older sister to change her mind, in the whole picture appears Joey, a bad guy who wants to have all the girls in the high school. Cameron, the new boy, falls in love with Bianca and sees beyond the surface. He sees the real Bianca. Also, he has a plan and Patrick has a huge role in it. But will their lies destroy everything? It seems pertinent to remember that this is a predictable contemporary movie, full of clichés and typical high-schoolers. I enjoyed this film, but it didn't stand out for me. If you're new in the contemporary genre, you should give it a try.

Evan Wessman (CinematicInceptions) Despite its shortcomings, I will say this much in praise: this movie makes me want to read The Taming of the Shrew. Whether it would be as entertaining as 10 Things is uncertain, but knowing Shakespeare it probably has a little more pride and respect put into it. I don't want to assume that the many people who worked on this movie didn't care about it, but somebody along the way sacrificed the story for jokes. Now since it's a comedy, that's not such a bad thing, but really good comedies make the story work with the laughs rather than competing with them. There's definitely a story here, but I really wish it had explored the motif of societal expectations a little more deeply. People's expectations and ideas of what is normal are discussed a lot, but these discussions are used to fix plot holes instead of giving the story a unifying theme.The characters were okay, but pretty two-dimensional. The conversations between Kat and Patrick about how people perceive them were distractingly on-the-nose. I would have liked there to be a little more attention given to Bianca and Cameron because I think they both had internal problems that weren't really treated like problems. Bianca is really superficial and unconsciously uppity, and Cameron is blinded by Bianca's physical aura, but neither of them ever suffer for their faults. The minor characters are mostly there for laughs, and they deliver by and large. Going back through the dialogue, I'm realizing how many witty lines there are throughout. The issue with that is they don't serve a whole lot of purpose and don't feel that realistic. Still, the actors own their lines for the most part, although Julia Stiles masks her inability to act behind a decent stage presence. There are a couple of plot holes, the most obvious of which is Joey's system for paying Patrick to date Kat. If Patrick really wanted to, he could have just prolonged the process to get more money out of Joey, but this possibility was ignored. This is good if your looking for a decent comedy, though it's not John Hughes. I kind of felt like it wanted to be a dramady, but the people in charge decided to make it more of a comedy in order to make it more marketable. I don't know how well it does justice to the play it is based off of, but I doubt many people will be offended by the mutilation of a play they were forced to Sparknote (is that a verb?) in high school. So, it could be kind of a fun way to spend 90 minutes with some friends, but it's no great work of cinema. Overall rating: 6.7/10.