![]() Overall the featurettes are decent, but they don't offer anything of particular interest. The movie isn't necessarily a must-see, but if you're looking for a flick that has a good soundtrack, exciting performances, and will show you a fun time, then you totally can't go wrong with Clueless. But then again, that's a good thing, since it will certainly be fun checking out Clueless again in ten more years, with the "As If!" edition. Luckily this somewhat dated feel works for the film it's preaching directly to its own generation - mid'90s kids - and offers a sort of time capsule that slang-crazy contemporary kids will no doubt laugh even harder at. High-school kids wear baggy jeans, cell phones are blocky, and "The Mighty Mighty Boss Tones" pop up all over. Still, the film feels a bit dated, even ten years after its initial release you can all but hear the synthesizer tones of the Beverly Hills 90210 theme song playing in the background. Needless to say the movie ends with Cher finding the one thing missing in her life - the man of her dreams - but the object of her affection proves to be a surprising and remarkably sweet choice for the onetime shallow shopaholic. ![]() for their own sake and if she happens to snag a cute boy in the process, so much the better. The only reason Cher wants to do good deeds is. Ultimately, that's what sets Clueless apart: while there are plenty of teen comedies out there and several ditzy-blonde flicks, this is one of the few where the main character is genuinely sweet. What starts off as a selfish attempt to raise her average leads Cher to discover the virtues of helping people while it's not an earth-shattering revelation, it proves important nonetheless. Cher recognizes that Murphy's character is in severe need of a make-over and decides to take the poor girl's social fate into her french-manicured hands. But with the help of fellow Valleyite Dionne (Stacey Dash), Cher concocts a plan to fix her little academic misstep.īefore long, she not only bumps up her average, but meets a new girl on her BMW-strewn block, Tai, played by a young and pudgy Brittany Murphy (the same one who later hooks up with Eminem in 8 Mile and scuffles with Benicio del Toro in Sin City). ![]() The story itself isn't particularly interesting, but the way the characters behave make the movie fun: when we first meet her, Cher (Alicia Silverstone) is scared that she's looking at a problem she can't talk her way out of - namely, that she got a "C" on her report card. The result is a very refreshing, satirical, but familiar tone Breckin Meyer's Travis, is not only a compendium of slacker cliches, but quite possibly a direct reference to Sean Penn's Spicoli - perhaps even more so considering the fact that Heckerling directed both movies. The story indulges itself by using stereotypes by the handful - the ditzy blonde, the slacker skateborder, the intellectual college student - but it pokes fun at them at the same time. The aura Silverstone so wonderfully embodies is exactly what makes Clueless such a captivating movie working with veteran director Amy Heckerling ( Fast Times at Ridgemount High, Look Who's Talking), Silverstone elevates comic fluff above the ranks of regular, cliche-laden teen stereotypes - despite employing them often to make a point. She could easily have become the Molly Ringwald of the '90s. ![]() Sit down and let the Queen of The Valley show you how it's done. Reese Witherspoon? Thanks for showing up. Mind you, she's not a particularly good actress, but there are certain roles (blonde, sweet, high-class) she nails better than anyone in the business. Apparently, her glut of pet projects (including the dismal Excess Baggage) and supporting turns in foundering franchises like Batman & Robin sank her career, which is a real shame this girl could still enjoy a fruitful career. On a side note, it's unfortunate that Silverstone has since seemingly fallen off the Hollywood map.
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