Some movies make you want to leave the theater without turning back.
"Bring It On" was not a good movie, unless giving a viewer the strange and impulsive reaction to slam their head into their seat-back is now Oscar-worthy.
The movie was marketed as a spoof of the cheerleading world, but it turned out to be a painfully formulaic film that is closer to a naughty "ABC Afternoon Special."
While the plot was sophomoric and relatively predictable, the PG-13 rating was, if anything, a little mild for "Bring It On."
The amount of extended middle fingers from buxom cheerleaders may have actually exceeded the number of trite plot complications. The dialogue between characters bordered on hip, but didn’t quite make it ("She’s the poo, so take a big whiff.").
If "Bring It On" had not started out sinking like the Titanic from the first scene, perhaps the acting could have saved the ship. Kirsten Dunst gave a solid performance in "Drop Dead Gorgeous" and might have been enjoyable in this movie if her role was a little more farcical.
Dunst plays Torrence Shipman, captain of the Toro Cheerleaders of Rancho Carne High School. Dunst’s character has to lead her squad in defending their cheerleading title against their cross-town rivals, the East Compton Clovers.
Early on in the movie, the Toros learn that their previous captain had stolen all of their moves from the Clovers. After quite a bit of embarrassment, the Toros have to redeem themselves by creating a new routine from scratch before competing against East Compton.
Eliza Dushku (Missy Pantone) was an oasis in a desert of monotony, as was her on-screen brother, Jesse Bradford (Cliff Pantone).
Dushku, who played opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis in "True Lies" and Sarah Michelle Gellar in the WB television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," showed she can make the best out of anything. Her character was fun to watch, despite the lack of creative material given to her.
Bradford ("Romeo and Juliet") provided most of the almost non-existent humor in "Bring It On." Bradford’s character actually spouted a few creative phrases through the course of the film, and delivered them with flair.
"Bring It On" is an uninspired film that gives viewers very little incentive to watch, unless the viewer is being held at gunpoint.
"Bring It On" should have brought it elsewhere.
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