Ten Things I Hate About You (revisited)

I’ve yet to meet a person that doesn’t like this film. A loose adaptation of the bard’s worst work, “Things” dares to care about its teen cast, treating them with respect while also giving them space to grow—heck, the best scenes come as consequence of growth, from the serenade on the steps to one of the most satisfying ass-whuppings ever put on film. More mature than the other big teen film of 1999 (“American Pie”), the only pointed negatives I can single out come from the occasional bad juvenile gag and derogatory language that should not have been acceptable.

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