Stiles is very cool and better than the teen roles she has had of late. Ledger is a real up and comer and he does well here - he doesn't over-egg his bad boy cake and his fall into love is believable. Compared to the horror or Prince and Lillard in `She's all that' this was a dream cast. Another strength is that the cast are all very likeable and give good performances all round. The jokes happily never stoop to the gross-out type and this helps it feel fresh and lively, rather than just scrapping the bottom of the barrel. The comedy is built around the central plot with lots of nice touches and characters that are genuinely funny, such Mr Morgan and the erotic drama writing headmistress. No - the film is funny, lively and pretty enjoyable. It may not surprise you in terms of who gets which girl and it's fairly predictable in a romantic comedy type way but that's not it. The plot for this is basically `The Taming of the Shrew' updated - most of it bares little resemblance to the play but that doesn't matter - the core is interesting enough to stand on it's own. The recent trend has just seen classical texts adapted giving rise to some poor films like `She's all that'.

They mostly are lame, trading on the same old plots and clichés that have been around since Animal House and Porkies. Cameron seeks the services of school bad boy Pat who he arranges to be paid to date Kat and thus allow him to go out with Bianca - but things never go smoothly when it comes to love. The problem is her sister, Kat, is negative, bad tempered and unfriendly and certainly undateable. However not only is she popular and beautiful but her father has forbidden her to date until her older sister does too. On his first day at a new school, Cameron falls for Bianca Stratford. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all. Kat Stratford: But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Kat Stratford: I hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call. I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. Kat Stratford: I hate it, I hate the way you're always right. I hate you so much it makes me sick it even makes me rhyme. I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind. Kat Stratford: I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. anyone brave enough to read theirs aloud? I assume everyone's found time to complete their poem.

Rocky by Bianca D'Arc