Spice World

Name: Spice World
Genre: Comedy, Music, Family
Released: January 23, 1998
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 34
Cast: Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Victoria Beckham

1998

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: January 23, 1998 | PG

Starring: Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Victoria Beckham

Summary: The big screen debut (and finale) of the Spice Girls.

Director: Bob Spiers

Genre(s): Comedy, Music, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 93 min

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Peter Stack

A joyous, hilarious send-up of rock star pretensions and an enchanting celebration of "girl power" in pop culture. Read full review

Janet Maslin

Disarmingly, the film thus acknowledges the Spice Girls' flash-in-the-pan status and lets them kid around about their frankly synthetic career. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Critic-proof, devoid of plot or acting, and quick to mock anyone who might make something of it. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

It's all pure, brainless fluff, but it's unpretentious and "Wannabe" is damnably catchy. Read full review

Lisa Alspector

A promotional tool that establishes its superfluousness simply by existing, this clumsy, smirking movie has a bitter soul. Read full review

Dallas Observer Keven McAlester

Rarely has one movie seemed so predestined to reduce any and all attempted criticism to so many column inches of impotent gibberish. Read full review

Desson Thomson

About as awful and shamelessly pandering as a fanzine movie could dare to be. Read full review

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gingerpresident

Mar 9, 2019

If you're a Spice Girl fan (and who wasn't back in 1996/1997?) you're gonna love this. Of course this is anything serious and was just an excuse for them to milk their brand and make a second album (BEST POP RECORD EVER), but if you love them you're gonna love the movie as well. And you'reIf you're a Spice Girl fan (and who wasn't back in 1996/1997?) you're gonna love this. Of course this is anything serious and was just an excuse for them to milk their brand and make a second album (BEST POP RECORD EVER), but if you love them you're gonna love the movie as well. And you're gonna rewatch it with the same kid-eye, cause, when you see your idols, you can be 7/17/27/37 or 70 but you'll always be amazed.

Even if it's the top of the trash. But a cool and "sane" type of trash!… Expand

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cameronh

Dec 14, 2012

If you take it for what it is, it is a great movie. It wasn't meant to be a masterpiece and the tongue in cheek script shows that, it was meant to be stupid and they state that multiple times during the film.

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Sep 5, 2006

Good fun & the girls weren't scared of taking the mickey out of themselves.

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savioeu

Dec 15, 2015

Altough the acting skills of the girls are not that impressive, this a movie for the fans and it served its purpose: increase the loyalty of the Spice Girls fan base and enhance album sales! When a goal its achieved, what's wrong about that? Some light humour makes you like them even moreAltough the acting skills of the girls are not that impressive, this a movie for the fans and it served its purpose: increase the loyalty of the Spice Girls fan base and enhance album sales! When a goal its achieved, what's wrong about that? Some light humour makes you like them even more then you would.… Expand

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Rcavey92212

May 9, 2020

There's no way around this is in fact a pretty awful movie. That being said it can also be a bit of fun for the right audience. The movie is a spoof of itself taking the Spinal Tap approach. It's nonsensical and works more as an advertisement for the soundtrack which is kind of successful.There's no way around this is in fact a pretty awful movie. That being said it can also be a bit of fun for the right audience. The movie is a spoof of itself taking the Spinal Tap approach. It's nonsensical and works more as an advertisement for the soundtrack which is kind of successful. There are spies, aliens, insidious gossip columned and more ad the girls play vigoursly into there set stereotypes trying to make us believe they have been friends since they were kids. Most of it doesn't work but there are some funny and clever bits and the movie is surprisingly feminist and not as annoying as it should be. You'll know if your it's audience as soon as it begins. All in all it's an extremely guilty pleasure that I mostly enjoyed.

Budget: $25m
Domestic Box Office: $29m
Worldwide Box Office: $151m

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r96sk

Feb 10, 2021

What a throwback.

That very split average rating chart makes for interesting reading; suppose it's down to a mixture of Spice Girls fans, people who have nostalgia for the film itself and people who have little to no knowledge of them before viewing. I'm at the nostalgia level, I'd say. IWhat a throwback.

That very split average rating chart makes for interesting reading; suppose it's down to a mixture of Spice Girls fans, people who have nostalgia for the film itself and people who have little to no knowledge of them before viewing. I'm at the nostalgia level, I'd say.

I remember watching 'Spice World' when I was very young and liking it, not sure to what degree but I certainly remember it. I undoubtedly enjoyed their music growing up, entirely truthfully... they did some bangers, don't @ me.

As for the film, which I probably haven't seen in 15+ years, I'll put it this way: Spice Girls as musicians: yes! Spice Girls as actresses: not quite. It's extremely cheesy and the acting is very subpar, but the likeability of Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton & Co. at least keeps it watchable; to me, anyway.

Richard E. Grant commits to his role, while they also got James Bond himself, Roger Moore, involved. There are also a number of cameos. Their music is entwined well, I wouldn't class myself as a fan but I rate a fair amount of their songs.

I can understand if you dislike this, I truly can, but I found it alright to be honest. I definitely wouldn't say it's anything good, or all that close, though. Fans of the group will love it, I presume.… Expand

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Toasty87

Jul 17, 2020

Typical 90s cheese made for the popularity of the spice girls that's full of terrible wooden acting.

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