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John Tucker Must Die (2006): Dir: Betty Thomas / Cast: Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Sophia Bush, Ashanti Douglas, Penn Badgley: Stupid teen comedy about revenge. High school basketball player John Tucker is dating three women at once without them knowing it. Only waitress Kate seems to notice since she has waited on their tables. When the truth reveals itself they plot revenge by turning Kate into a cheerleader to break his heart. Mean Girls is so much better and funnier than this cheap trash. Total formula with an insincere ending. Directed by Betty Thomas who once made the great Howard Stern comedy Private Parts. This is a major decline of quality. She knows her subject but chooses mediocre projects that compare to earlier misfires such as I Spy and Doctor Dolittle. Jesse Metcalfe as Tucker is never likable, and Brittany Snow is suppose to be seen as a nerd until they whore her up. Sophia Bush and Ashanti Douglas play dumped girls. Its theme of taking advantage of people and retaliation was better placed in the superior Mean Girls. Penn Badgley plays John Tucker's brother who is the nice one who will get the girl in the end. What he doesn't get is a decent film role here. This is totally phony teen trash aimed at teenage girls who are no doubt smarter than this. But John Tucker should not be the one to die here. The film should die from several blows via sledgehammer. Score: 2 / 10
lisafordeay
So I seen this movie a couple of times before on TV so I decided to buy it on DVD a few days ago as it had Just My Luck(which sucks) and My Super Ex Girlfriend) with it. John Tucker Must Die tells the tale of 3 girls(played by Sophia Bush from One Tree Hill,Ashanti who was a former pop starlet and Arielle Kriebel from Aquamarine)who all have one thing in common,they all dated a guy called John Tucker(played by the gorgeous dude from Dallas Jesse Metcafe)who has a certain charisma with the ladies. But when a new girl called Kate(played by Hairspray star Brittney Snow)starts school,the 3 girls decide to use her to get back on the man that cheated on them so that Kate can cheat on him and pay him back for all the things he did to the 3 girls he cheated on.On top of that you've got hilarious moments with the 4 girls getting even with some hot dude.Overall this movie was actually not that bad,its been done to death of course over and over again but this is very funny stuff. My only concern was the title John Tucker MUST Die. I mean why not call it John Tucker Gets Revenge or whatever because frankly he DOESN'T DIE IN THE MOVIE seriously???Anyway from the director of Alvin & The Chipmunks and Dr Dolittle John Tucker Must Die is a funny teen comedy for those who love a good laugh.Overall I would give it a 6 and out of 5 a 3 out of 5.
paulnm96
Normally I dislike chick-flicks as it's normally about how the innocent girl gets the jock but this one is quite interesting and funny.The opening scene describes Kate (Brittany Snow) and how she has little or no friends because of her mother Lori (Jenny McCarty) and her bad relationships. She moves to a new town and meets a teenage jock and womanizer John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe). He dates three girls Carrie (Arielle Kebbel) a reporter for school paper and overachiever, Heather (Ashanti) the head-cheerleader and Beth (Sophia Bush) a vegan protester.The three girls find out with Kate's help that John's cheating on them. They attempt to get even by playing tricks on John but he quickly breaks up with them. They then decide to use Kate to get even by making her a new cheerleader. He gets attracted to her while clueless Kate plays hard to get however Kate begins having feelings for John which may ruin the plan.This light-hearted chick-flick is funny but the story is quite dull for guys but this movie would be excellent for teenage girls.
Sirus_the_Virus
I was one of the rare few who actually liked Jhn Tucker must die. Though it's not as good as Clueless or Mean Girls, I still liked it. Clueless and Mean Girls were hilarious films. John Tucker must die isn't quite as funny, but I still liked it. Though at times it's pretty silly, I still liked it a lot. I like Brittany Snow, who was in that god awful Prom Night. Her worst film decision. Prom Night was one of the worst films ever. Almost the worst. The film has a great cast that also includes the smokin hot Jenny Mcarthy(Who's dating my favorite actor, Jim Carrey). John Tucker Must die is silly at times, but I think you should see it. I may be being to kind on it, but I thought it was a rare good teen comedy.The Plot: Three girls who are dating the same guy, John Tucker, come to realize that he is cheating on all of them. So, they get a new girl to pretend to go out with him, and get back at him for him cheating on them.
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