Sugar & Spice (2001)

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

When high-school head cheerleader Dianne (Marley Shelton) gets herself knocked up by star footballer Jack (James Marsden) and finds herself in desperate need of some cash, her fellow pom-pom shakers (Melissa George, Rachel Blanchard, Mena Suvari, Sara Marsh and Alexandra Holden) decide that the answer is to rob a bank, taking their inspiration from a bunch of heist movies.A squad of hot cheerleaders in skimpy outfits robbing banks: bring it on, or so I thought. Sadly, this Clueless meets Reservoir Dogs teen comedy isn't anywhere near as good as the premise sounds. Obvious eye candy aside, there really is very little to recommend this film, which is 99% lame teen 'dramedy' and only 1% crime caper. Laughs are in very short supply, as are thrills, the one and only bank job lasting all of a few minutes.3/10 for the attractive line-up of girls and for featuring The Breeders on the soundtrack.

I had been mildly anticipating seeing Sugar & Spice because I can appreciate the quirky, tongue-in-cheek teen comedies for what they are and have enjoyed a lot of them in the past. The plot with this one sounded hysterical and I like Marley Shelton, so I was ready to be entertained with this little flick.I found Sugar & Spice to be an excellent and extremely amusing, enjoyable teen flick with edginess and sass. The material was not "rolling on the floor, laugh out loud" hilarious, but it was enough to where you get tons of continuous little chuckles and I always had a smile on my face, always. That's why I loved this movie so much. It was able to make me grin and laugh all the way through at such little things, such as the Betty masks and whole robbery ordeal, and little lines and scenes, tons of which are through out the entire film.The performances were wonderful for their characters. Marla Sokoloff, Marley Shelton, Mena Suvari and James Marsden gave my favorite and most memorable performances of all, but everyone was memorable in their own, special way and I really just had an all out pleasurable experience with this joyous film and the joyous characters and essence it brings.In the end, as I've said, I had an amazing blast with Sugar & Spice. It was fun, fresh and though it's not for everyone, it certainly was for me, because I saw it as much more than most would for it's eccentric and zany sense that was very different in ways from other films of it's caliber. If you can enjoy films like these for what they are, try on Sugar & Spice for it is really just non-stop delight from start to finish with lovable characters and a screwball, surreal plot. I enjoyed it greatly.

I loved this movie. It's just so funny. For me it's like Mean Girls, I'll never get tired of watching it. I would recommend this movie to anyone. The Cleo character is so funny. The random things she says about Conan O'Brien are just so great. And I really like how they showed teen pregnancy. They didn't make it completely horrible but they didn't make it all flowers and sunshine either. They made it funny but at the same time you really don't really want to go off and get yourself pregnant. I also really like the girl that plays Fern. And seeing James Marsden play a big partially-brainless jock when he's played Cyclops (the 'second in command') in X-men is so different and funny. I'd actually recommend watching X-men and then Sugar and Spice just for that super-funny contrast. Great movie. Lots of laughs.

When their teammate becomes pregnant and has trouble raising money to support her new family with her football captain husband, a band of high school cheerleaders get together to pull of a bank heist. Except, a cheerleader reject could break their cover.The story may have been a decent idea if this were a cheap 80s movies, (even Troma could do with class), but simply acting as a star vehicle (as evident by the cast which features James Marsden, Marla Sokoloff, and Mena Suvari) , this is movie is short on story and humor, among other things. If you're sick of braindead teen comedies (especially about the stereotypical, upper-middle class W.A.S.P. teen sect) made in the late 90s and later, then skip it. You're not in for anything new.