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What a Girl Wants
2003
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What a Girl Wants
Positive Reviews
16
Negative reviews
8
Average Rating
2.8
/5
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2.0
Thats about it for dramatic tension, but the lesson learned here be yourself, no matter what though simplistic is right on for the target audience of ..
Austin Chronicle
4.0
Worldwide dist: Warner Bros. Exec prods: EK Gaylord II, Alison Greenspan, Casey La Scala.
Screen Daily
2.5
If you are a fan of Bynes, you will probably enjoy finding out the answer for yourself.
Rogerebert
3.2
You should be earning royalties on about half the films Hollywood produces.Most surprising about What a Girl Wants is how much I enjoyed watching it.
Eric Ds Nider
2.3
I guess my biggest problem is that everything about the film feels artificial, contrived and formulaic to the point that it robs the effort of its spi ..
Screen It
3.0
In short, as fluffy fairytale movies go, What A Girl Wants is undoubtedly cheesy but still pretty enjoyable and should be a decent hit with its target ..
View London
1.3
Its not so great for the rest of us, since the film has nothing else to offer.
Cs Monitor
2.5
Director Dennie Gordon has a heavy hand, lacking the eye for the telling comic detail and girlish flounce which could really spark the tired, sentimen ..
Film Journal
3.0
Whereas The Princess Diaries was a movie a family could enjoy, What a Girl Wants is the kind of film kids are packed off to while the adults wander of ..
Mountain X
4.0
We still enjoy poking fun at English attitudes and customs in films like Shanghai Knights and What a Girl Wants.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.2
The movie is a likable tween throwaway, though you do wish it didnt leave you with the unfortunate sight of Colin Firth donning leather pants to play ..
Ew
1.0
Firths comic abilities are given slightly more room to breathe, but with its clumsy plotting and sickly sentiment, this feels like a lazy attempt to c ..
Empire
3.0
It may feel to some people like an adorableness overdose, but this movies intended audience will enjoy it very much.
Common Sense Media
1.3
Though some of the film is made up of eye catching action, all too often it degenerates into long two person conversations in which theres nothing to ..
Sf Gate
2.0
Admittedly prepubescent girlie girls might be won over by Miss Bynes chickadee antics, but supervising guardians should be warned: itll take a lot mor ..
Bbc
2.5
It is a funny and sweet little ditty, well meaning and with its heart in the right place, but it ultimately overstays its welcome.
The Movie Boy
3.2
I have to admit, this update of the Cinderella clone, is a charming little fairytale and a showcase for the attractive and talented Amanda Bynes.
Reeling Reviews
4.5
What a Girl Wants (review) If this weirdly disturbing daddy fantasy feels like a missing Hayley Mills Disney flick from the 60s, its no wonder: Its ba ..
Flickfilosopher
2.5
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
3.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
2.5
To put it mildly What a Girl Wants really looks bad.TV director Dennie Gordon obviously hasnt mastered the art of filmmaking in any way because not on ..
Hollywood
2.8
The so so teen comedy What a Girl Wants is out to duplicate the box office success of The Princess Diaries and turn Nickelodeon TV personality Amanda ..
Seattle Pi
2.5
While its plot may be a fairly fresh twist on familiar themes, the storytelling is clumsy and contrived.
Spliced Wire
2.0
They thought they were saving for their kids education but were shocked to learn their money was gone The new owner of RESP dealer Heritage Education ..
The Star
2.5
If thats not enough, the film also strands a pretty good cast in a by the numbers plot.
Deseret News
2.5
While every movie has a target audience that it is geared towards, the truly great movies transcend that audience and appeal to a much broader one.
Three Movie Buffs
2.5
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Kansas City
3.2
Only on AP: Under the gun to increase the size of the force, the Army is pouring an extra $200 million into bonuses this year to attract and retain so ..
Kansas City
3.1
What a Girl Wants has got the production values of a TV movie, its derivative, inconsequential and desperately predictable, but if youre in the mood f ..
Montreal Film Journal
2.8
But not even casual clothes and behavior can save this character.The absence of a satisfying father daughter relationship means that the movie must fa ..
Decent Films
3.5
But its definitely a cute film if youre into that sort of thing.My wife is, and given the right circumstances, I can be to.
Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
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Movie Eye
3.1
What a Girl Wants will undoubtedly please its intended young audience, and maybe provide a few diverting minutes of entertainment for the rest of us.
Nitrate Online
2.0
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