Well, folks, we have here another teen flick hitting our cinemas, namely, She's All That. After the wonderful and interesting Cruel Intentions, I didn't know what to expect from She's All That. And after watching it, I can't say I'm disappointed in the show but on the other hand, I'm not going to give a rave review either. On the plus side though, it has all the elements you would expect from a teen movie, that is, romance, humor and heartbreaks.

She's All That stars Freddie Prinze Jr. (Wing Commander), newcomer Rachel Leigh Cook (Carpool, Dawson's Creek), Jodi Lyn 'Keefe (H20), Anna Paquin (The Piano) and Kieran Culkin (The Mighty). Kevin Pollak (A Few Good Men) also makes an appearance. Directed by Robert Iscove and written by R. Lee Fleming Jr., She's All That is a romantic comedy with overtones of Cinderella set in the world of a trendy Los Angeles high school.

Here, Zack Siler (Freddie Prinze Jr), the most popular guy on campus is dumped by his long-time beau, Taylor Vaughan (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe) for a moronic television star, Brock Hudson (Matthew Lillard). This is a catastrophe for Zack as everyone in school is laughing about it and matters are not helped by the school DJ making witty remarks about Zack's new single status. So Zack trys to save the day by getting into a bet with his best friend, Dean Sampson (Paul Walker) that he could transform any girl in the school into the glamorous prom queen.

Dean ends up choosing the nerdy, drab and perpetually angry Laney Boggs (Rachel Leigh Cook) for Zack. (Boy, is Zack stuck with a tough one here!) Anna Paquin plays Zack's younger sister Mack, who soon takes a liking to Laney. Kevin Pollak plays Laney's dad, who has his own business servicing the swimming pools of the rich folks in the neighborhood and is thus looked down upon by the rich students. And Laney's little brother Simon (Kieran Culkin) finds a new protector from the school bullies in Zack. Ok, I can't tell you anymore as that would only spoil the movie, right?

Suffice to say, that as the movie moves along, there are plenty of laughs and endearing moments.

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (definitely an actress to watch out for, especially with her gorgeous physique) plays her role as the rich, shallow, bitchy and sarcastic Taylor Vaughan to perfection. Taylor is probably the glamour girl in every school that everyone loves to hate but can't help admiring. The comic relief here comes in the form of Matthew Lillard's Brock Hudson (What kind of name is that?), a self-absorbed, crass and totally moronic actor from the television series "The Real World". There's a dance scene where he gyrates to a certain rhythm and ends up embarrassing not only himself but Taylor as well. This guy is here only to provide the laughs!

The only problem is, after a while it all becomes too predictable (yawn, Laney and Zack will fall in love, Laney will discover the bet, Dean is a Judas priest in disguise, etc, etc.). Thus soon the humor will peter out and you just can't wait for the ending. On the whole, She's All That is nice in the sense that it has no moral message to carry and the script is written strictly to entertain, and that it does well. The humor is very funny, with visual gags and sometimes a disgusting scene or two and the different characters are portrayed in unique ways. The soundtrack (important in any teenage movie) is good, with lots of contemporary songs and the dance scenes are choreographed well. I would rate it an average movie which would appeal to the teen audience but maybe not the more mature one.