She's All That Details

TV director Robert Iscove's feature debut is a preposterous but fun romantic comedy with a Pygmalion-like story. Rachael Leigh Cook plays a gawky teenager who gets a makeover from popular soccer star Freddie Prinze Jr after he bets he can turn even the most unlikely girl in their high school into a prom queen. Both leads are enjoyable, but equally worth catching are supporting stars Matthew Lillard (from Scream) as an egotistical oaf, Nash Bridges regular Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Prinze's bitchy ex-girlfriend, The Piano Oscar-winner Anna Paquin as Prinze's sister and Kieran Culkin as Cook's gutsy younger brother. Fatboy Slim, Dust Junkys and Sixpence None the Richer contribute to the memorable soundtrack and there are fun performances from singer-turned-actors Usher Raymond and Kimberly “Lil' Kim” Jones.

Familiar variation on Pygmalion, the sort of tale that has been a staple of romantic comedies for generations; all that happens here is that it is combined with equally familiar high-school clichés.