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But I'm a Cheerleader

A comedy of sexual disorientation.

2000 · 1h 25m · R Comedy, Romance
Directed by Jamie Babbit

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Overview

Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.

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41%
Tomatometer
Rotten

Broadly conceived and schematically directed (or is it non-directed?), this is a shallow satire, basically a short extended into feature length movie, about a rehabilitation camp for gays and lesbians that wastes the talent of Natasha Lyons.

Emanuel Levy, Variety
Fresh

But I'm a Cheerleader is funny.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

Dumb, heavy-handed satire.

Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten

Too often she substitutes petulance for the curiosity and determination the role requires.

Amy Taubin, Village Voice
Rotten

Ungainly sentiment and unnecessary stylization.

Gemma Files, Film.com

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