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Can't Hardly Wait (10 Year Reunion Edition) (2008)

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HIGH SCHOOL REUNION Ten years later, who asked for this special edition Can't Hardly Wait with J. Love-less extras?

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Rated: PG-13; DVD Release Date: Sep 30, 2008; Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance; With: Lauren Ambrose, Ethan Embry, Seth Green and Jennifer Love Hewitt

By Nicholas Fonseca

Nicholas Fonseca

Nicholas Fonseca watches ''Days of Our Lives'' religiously and thinks washing dishes by hand is the cheapest form of therapy on earth.

Yes, it's essentially an updated take on the party scenes from Sixteen Candles, Summer School, and Clueless, stretched out to feature-film length. But the 10 Year Reunion Edition of Can't Hardly Wait is worth watching for the parade of familiar faces alone. Pretty much every '90s-era teen actor —including four future Six Feet Under alumni and no fewer than nine Buffy players — wobbles through this silly, underrated gem about a raucous graduation party where parents are conveniently MIA. The new extras are mostly useless: None of the female leads returned for the commentary, which is particularly shocking when you consider that Jennifer Love Hewitt usually attends the opening of a garage door. And who exactly was clamoring for the lass who played ''Girlfriend #2'' to regale us with her on-set memories? B

Posted Sep 30, 2008

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