10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Directed by Gil Junger
***
Heath Ledger's first performance in an American film is also one of the many that rode that brief Shakespeare-in-modern-day wave. It's not great, but this high school update of The Taming of the Shrew does manage to be clever at times. It doesn't hurt that Ledger and late 90s discovery Julia Stiles have such great stage presence. Throw in a couple of lame but laughable side-plots, a story you know well, and a plot that gives you a couple surprises, and you have at least 10 reasons to like this movie. Keep in mind: that doesn't count as a guaranteed recommendation for all. I still know what film I'm talking about.
Comments