Pretty Persuasion

  • 2006


MOVIE IS convoluted seductive cynical giddily compelling
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32 % Rotten
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Positive Reviews 14
Negative reviews 21
Average Rating 2.5/5
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1.5
And yet theres something surprisingly compelling about the films unrelenting cynicism, something strangely pure in its sustained tone of acidic, disgu .. Av Club
2.0
The movie wants so badly to be mentioned in the same breath as Heathers or Election that its not even funny. Really, I mean it, this charred black com .. EW
2.5
The material in Pretty Persuasion needed to be handled as heavy drama, or played completely for comedy, and by trying to have it both ways, the movie .. Rogerebert
3.1
Casts the cruel shenanigans at an upscale 90210 school as a metaphor for virtually everything in contemporary American life.
1.5
Had it stuck with being a teen amorality play and just ridden Woods effortless magnetism (which you may recall from the far superior teen angst film T ..
1.5
It doesnt convince at the detail level, and so it feels airless as well as clueless.
3.5
Any satire worth its salt should not be afraid to offend, and Pretty Persuasion flings mud in all directions with a fearless audacity. The New York Times
4.5
A shocking glass of ice water to the face of complacency, a giddily gross and intentionally shocking wake up call to Americas youth...or, more likely, .. E Film Critic
2.5
It treats all the characters as though theyre subhuman or at least faintly ludicrous. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
While people may dismiss it as another cheap knockoff of mean spirited high school movies like Heathers or Election, it has outstanding social comment .. Cinema Blend
1.9
Pretty Persuasion sets out to be a social critique but settles for smug disdain. Ny Daily News
4.4
Extremely well written in the fearless way of a smarty pants on a roll in the university cafeteria. The Globe And Mail
2.0
A lack of real satirical bite is incongruously accompanied by a smug sense of self importance in this shrill but toothless movie. One Guys Opinion
2.5
If this isnt the kind of family that might generate a misanthrope of Kimberlys nature, I dont know what is. ReelViews
2.5
Additionally, Halim and Siega dont quite trust Kimberly themselves. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
Sometimes I suspect the screenwriter, Skander Halim, doesnt care if we laugh as long as were appalled. Eric Ds Nider
3.5
Much of this is subtle and extremely intelligent and wickedly entertaining for a film audience. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Probably the darkest high school film since Heathers, which is no bad thing. View London
4.5
The film is as disturbing as it is amusing, reveling in the hypocrisy of its hopelessly dysfunctional world. Film Journal International ..
2.5
performances are so unreal and lifeless that I kept expecting to see mechanical parts start dangling out of the peoples heads. Internet Reviews
2.5
As with a lot of what Wood has been seen in thus far, Pretty Persuasion isnt so much awful as it is self conscious, overdone, shallow, and just not up .. Boston
2.5
Good writing aside, this screenplay contained the elements of two different films. One of them might have been quite persuasive. Toronto Star
2.0
Tough and cynical, Pretty Persuasion is a semi engaging genre film with a twist, a variation of the female high school satire. Emanuellevy
2.5
Unfortunately, the story of seductive and manipulated high school students tries to be a little too dark for its own good, focusing on its characters .. Flim Threet
2.0
Basically a re hash of all the teen angst flicks weve seen that involve anything dark, twisted, or weird in any way. Flim Threet
2.0
Siega plays racism, class disdain, ignorance and self absorption for glib laughs in his equally glib satire of affluent indifference and emotional apa .. Seattle Pi
4.0
Hank is such an unrealistic character that the film loses momentum when hes onscreen. Tony Medley
1.3
Puerile social satire, stinging only insomuch as its unsophisticated wit and overwhelming smugness are painful to sit through. Spliced Wire
0.6
His party of one status is a result entirely of his own noxiousness. Film Freak Central
2.0
Marcos Siega is trying to make a dark comedy on par with American Beauty and Heathers, but it comes off as too silly and light to be taken seriously. E Online
2.5
The screenplay by Skander Halim falters. Its too convoluted and cloudy to have the intended effect. Chron
1.9
Muckrakes in such a convoluted, bizarre way that it threatens to become what it seems to be satirizing: A racist, homophobic, mean spirited tract. Jam! Movies
3.0
Kimberly warns that every war has its casualties you pick a fight with her and youre gonna be on that notify my next of kin list... wickedly funny. TheMovieChicks.com
1.5
Its both the joy and folly of Pretty Persuasion that it attempts to skewer Beverly Hills, underage schoolgirls, post 9/11 America, TV news media sensa .. IGN Movies
3.0
A cleverly constructed parable of Americas obsession with celebrity. Compuserve
4.4
Its tough to imagine a film this ambitious tonally and thematically not having any. Movie Martyr
1.3
Woods not an interesting psycho just numb, mumbling, and dull. Pretty unpersuasive. Seattle Weekly
1.9
Unlike Heathers and Election both brilliant satires because they exaggerate reality, magnify and darken the truth Pretty Persuasion is not funny becau .. Chicago Tribune
2.0
a dark teen comedy that tries way too hard to be a dark teen comedy About Film
3.1
Pretty Persuasion is just smart enough for scattershot humor, but not perceptive or deep enough to be meaningful. Zap2it.com
1.5
You know, theres a lot of resentment in this country towards the Middle East, a lot of stereotypes floating around, which I dont really think are true .. Bay Area Reporter
2.0
Sad to say, but satires about mean teen girls have gotten predictable. Stale. World Film About
2.5
Every time a rollicking dark comedy moment peeks through, a too serious for satire sequence shatters the mood. Wash Times
3.8
The movie a variation on the standard teen comedy is quirky and funny, but ever so dark. Reno Gazette-Journal
1.5
Exhibiting the same kind of bilious sarcasm and random misanthropy that has marked other weak social commentary such as American Beauty (a work of gen ..



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