Rotten
At times the pic doesn't even seem certain which decade it's set in; the squeaky-clean high school environs often feel more '80s than '90s.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
10 Things I Hate About You
How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways.
1999 · 1h 37m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Gil Junger
Overview
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
Director and cast
- Gil Junger Director
- Heath Ledger as Patrick Verona
- Julia Stiles as Kat Stratford
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cameron James
- Larisa Oleynik as Bianca Stratford
- David Krumholtz as Michael
- Andrew Keegan as Joey Donner
- Susan May Pratt as Mandella
- Gabrielle Union as Chastity
- Larry Miller Cast
- Daryl Mitchell Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Stiles grows into her character and Ledger is effortlessly charming.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Stiles nails her feminazi, bound-for-Sarah Lawrence shtick, but just as easily melts into giggles or pulls off a slapstick drunk scene.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten
The movie wimped out by blanding down the story and the characters to the point where she isn't really a shrew and he isn't really a maniac.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
The notion of a contemporary high school as a hotbed of romantic intrigue is utterly apt, and the performances almost make the update work.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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