I Love You, Beth Cooper

I Love You, Beth Cooper

2009 "Popularity is nice. Popular girls are not."
I Love You, Beth Cooper
I Love You, Beth Cooper

I Love You, Beth Cooper

5.3 | 1h42m | PG-13 | en | Comedy

A valedictorian's declaration of love for a high-school cheerleader launches a night of revelry, reflection and romance for a group of graduating seniors.

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5.3 | 1h42m | PG-13 | en | Comedy , Romance | More Info
Released: July. 10,2009 | Released Producted By: Ingenious Media , 1492 Pictures Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.iloveyoubethcoopermovie.com/
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A valedictorian's declaration of love for a high-school cheerleader launches a night of revelry, reflection and romance for a group of graduating seniors.

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Hayden Panettiere , Paul Rust , Jack Carpenter

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Joanne McArthur

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Ingenious Media , 1492 Pictures

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movieswithgreg I saw this as one of those "it's 11pm I'm not ready for bed what's this movie I've never seen popping up on the schedule" movies. It starts out like countless tween flix -- the crazy night between high school graduation and the the next sunrise that concludes the iconic teen zany hero's journey. It has parts of so many movies past -- RISKY BUSINESS, MY TUTOR, PORKY'S, ORANGE COUNTY, SAY ANYTHING, SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, PRETTY IN PINK, SIXTEEN CANDLES, GRADUATION NIGHT, THE TO DO LIST, et al. The geeky guy, his colorful buddy sidekick, the unattainable sex/love object with a vulnerable heart of gold, the jealous brute BF, the fish out of water ritzy party, the encounter with wildlife, the encounter with booze, the cool parents, losing articles of clothing, you get the picture. What makes this one different? Not much, except that it's updated for 2009, and starring the then-uber-marketable girl who played the cheerleader in HEROES, a ridiculously muddled but popular tv series of its day.What saves this one from sliding further towards sucknosity is not-stupid acting, not-stupid writing and dialogue, and not stupidly impossible situations. Restraint and a modicum of adultness is what saves this one from being mock-worthy. It's pleasant, has some funny moments, tries not to insult your intelligence, and mostly gets away with it.
quarterwavevertical Combine the worst elements of a movie directed by John Hughes (e. g., "Ferris Beuller's Day Off"), "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", and "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle", and you have an idea of what this load of codswallop is like.This flick thinks it's the millennial version of "Dazed and Confused" (which, in itself, was dreadful) and ends up being an unfunny mess.The lead character is irritatingly annoying and his buddy in the movie is even worse because he won't shut up with his movie trivia. The ex-boyfriend of the young lady in question keeps popping up in the story and, like a bad toothache, won't go away.There's nothing remotely amusing or entertaining about this movie. Maybe it can be used in a film school lecture with the warning: "Don't let this happen to you."If you want to watch an end-of-high-school movie, "American Graffiti" did it much better and was much more realistic. As for this one, avoid it as it isn't worth watching.
SnoopyStyle Valendictorian Dennis Cooverman (Paul Rust) gives the craziest of all graduation speech. First he proclaims "I love you, Beth Cooper". Beth (Hayden Panettiere) is the hot popular cheerleader. That's before his speech makes enemies. He even declares that his best friend Rich Munsch (Jack Carpenter) is gay. He invites her to his graduation party. It's only him and Rich but then surprisingly, Beth shows up with her girlfriends Cammy (Lauren London) and Treece (Lauren Storm).This movie really struggles with Paul Rust as the lead. He's a geeky looking guy but not nearly adorable enough. He's quirky but not that funny. The character really demands to be played by a faux-geek rather a real nerd like Rust. Hayden Panettiere's character is not somebody on a pedestal. She's a little bit complicated and that's a good thing. The problem is that she's not the lead. Rust is the lead and he can't carry the movie.
Desiree "I Love You, Beth Cooper" opened with an extremely awkward scene, Denis (Paul Rust) confessing his love for Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere) during his valedictorian speech at his High School graduation. It was so awkward. I was so uncomfortable and embarrassed for him; it made me cringe. I didn't want to look but I just couldn't look away. The awkwardness was lightened with a few very funny remarks made during the speech. Luckily this was the only awkward humor. I don't think I would be able to handle a whole lot of that.My favorite character was Rich Munsch played by newcomer Jack Carpenter. He was very funny with his random, homosexual comments then insisting he is not gay. Naturally I loved his movie references throughout the film."I Love You, Beth Cooper" was very stupid but so very amusing. There were countless moments when I laughed out loud. There were hilarious moments such as a towel battle scene, a fight scene with Carpenter jumping out a window as means of escape, and a scene involving a terrifying raccoon.Though it was stupid and funny there were a lot of serious moments. The two main characters played by Rust and Panettiere did a lot of talking with their eyes. They understood personal and profound moments the other was going through. Oddly enough they had a great connection.Though the acting wasn't fantastic, it wasn't a downfall for the film.I am absolutely shocked to say this but I thoroughly enjoyed watching "I Love You, Beth Cooper". I would recommend it for a good laugh.