Video Review

All I Wanna Do

EW's GRADE
C+

Details Movie Rated: PG-13; Genres: Drama, Historical; With: Kirsten Dunst and Lynn Redgrave; Distributor: Redeemable Features

A proto-feminist mishmash of Dead Poets Society, The Facts of Life, and Taps, the trifling coming-of-age comedy All I Wanna Do takes girl power back to the '60s. Five willful prep-school friends vow to break free from societal constraints while grappling with self-esteem issues, growing up, and the decision to make their campus coed. The cresting Gen-Y cast (including Rachael Leigh Cook and Heather Matarazzo) aptly convey timeless teen struggles, but they never convincingly fit into the era. C+

Originally posted Jun 16, 2000 Published in issue #545 Jun 16, 2000 Order article reprints
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