The story is not only pointless but, in many ways, just plain ludicrous.
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01/01/00
Boys and Girls (2000)
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Reviews Counted:60
Fresh:7
Rotten:53
Average Rating:3.8/10
Consensus: Boys and Girls feels like a cheap rip-off of When Harry Met Sally. The predictable and stale story fails to engage.
Synopsis: This charming romantic comedy reinforces the idea that love sometimes finds individuals where they're least expecting it. Ryan (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) is an Industrial Engineering major at the... [More]
Starring: Freddie Prinze, Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs, Amanda Detmer
Director: Robert Iscove
Reviews for Boys and Girls
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10/18/08
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08/07/08
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03/10/07
The cast is so charming and assured that it puts across most of this with a reasonable amount of conviction.
03/06/07
While its parts are average to good, the sum of those parts is well above average. This film strikes a decent balance, despite its potential for childishness.
03/16/04
The latest entry in the summer teen sweepstakes is a bust.
05/14/03
It's a paint-by-numbers romantic comedy, but without the heart or laughs to make it work.
03/10/03
If [When Harry Met Sally...]never existed, this would be a passable romance; as it is, it looks more like a cheap ripoff.
02/08/03
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09/20/02
Top CriticIt is not that it's implausible; it's just that in this case it's not very interesting, a situation not helped by the most pedestrian dialogue.
06/05/02
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03/24/02
Top CriticThis is less a movie than a casting call -- just round up a crowd of pretty young faces, fresh yet still familiar, and call it a job well done.
03/19/02
More serious than you'd expect.
03/08/02
Sleepless in Seattle this ain't.
11/03/01
We can see the plot points lumbering toward us like Godzilla in Death Valley...quips whipping through the air with the greatest of ease and with minimal impact.
07/09/01
Not for a moment could you believe you're watching actual, viable human beings.
04/16/01
There is rarely a single moment of originality or spontaneity to be found ... until the final credits sequence.
02/27/01
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01/01/00
Top Critic[Biggs] is the only thing that salvages this pitiful romantic comedy.
01/01/00
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