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Who doesn’t love a
good movie about stupid high school stereotypes — about insecurity and relationships and
self-image? This fun high school comedy must make John Hughes and his Brat Pack
proud.
Can’t Hardly Wait is one of those movies in which all of the
groups in school — the jocks, the nerds, the popular kids, the surfers, the freaks, the
loners — all get together at one big party (a la Sixteen Candles)
and learn that maybe they’re not all so different after all. Sure, the premise is a bit
silly, but the movie’s still fun.
At this big party, aspiring poet Preston
(Ethan Embry) shows up with his strange loner friend (a very Molly Ringwald character),
Denise (Lauren Ambrose). Preston is intent on professing his undying love for Amanda
(Jennifer Love Hewitt), who’s just been dumped by popular guy, Mike (Peter Facinelli).
William (Charlie Korsmo), the leader of the geeks, is there to get revenge on the popular
guy — but the only thing he really gets is drunk. And Kenny (Seth Green), the gangsta
wannabe, is just there to get laid.
Charlie Korsmo (who, incidentally,
played the little kid in What About Bob?) is absolutely hilarious — as are both
Seth Green and Ethan Embry. Sure, this movie has been done before. And it’s a bit
cheesy and predictable. But it’s thoroughly entertaining at the same time — probably
because it’s sure to remind you of people from your own high school.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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