Sydney White
Morgan Creek International | Release Date: September 21, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
13
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
TV Guide MagazineAdam Schubak
I like Amanda Bynes movies…and I’m a dork! Read full review
67
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
The result is a charmer that boldly marches where lesser movies - at least since the heyday of John Hughes - fear to tread. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
"Revenge of the Nerds" is way cooler in its proud defense of geekosity, no question. But anti-ditz role model Amanda Bynes just happens to be cute. Read full review
63
New York PostKyle Smith
Destined to enchant the slumber parties. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Its silly Snow White allusions aside, Sydney White is a simple but amiable modern fairy tale. Read full review
60
The New York TimesLaura Kern
Ms. Bynes, with her cherubic face, expressive eyes and comic timing, helps create a positive, pleasing diversion that caters to the geek in all of us. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
14-year-old girls will dig its amiable energy. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerAndy Spletzer
Although Bynes exudes a devil-may-care attitude that is fun to watch, the formulaic movie ultimately falls apart around her. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
Cute and cartoonish rule the day, and teens and tweens will be the film's chief audience. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
For all these references to the fairytale, Sydney White soon takes an easier path, recycling familiar "Mean Girls" and "Revenge of the Nerds" scenarios. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMaureen M. Hart
Director Joe Nussbaum (“Sleepover”) doesn’t do much with his cast; there’s a lot of standing around as he indulges Bynes’ tendency to mug. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Unfortunately, though, Bynes' persistent mugging only emphasizes Nussbaum's relentlessly cartoonish direction. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
A mediocre college comedy that blends bits of "Revenge of the Nerds," "Mean Girls" and "Legally Blonde" and doesn't have much to show for it. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJoshua Katzman
While the film's premise is shamelessly hokey and Joe Nussbaum's direction is at best pedestrian, props are due the young cast, especially Bynes, whose can-do optimism seems genuine if ultimately overdone. Read full review
50
VarietyLael Loewenstein
Result should satisfy Bynes fans looking for a pleasant, innocuous follow-up to her last vehicle. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Each twist and turn is so telegraphed and expected that the story feels wan and the comedy feeble. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyLuke Y. Thompson
Unfortunately, this film doesn’t have the cojones to take the fairy tale all the way and have Rachel marry Sydney’s dad (or cast actual dwarfs). But director Joe Nussbaum knows his dorkdom, and nails it. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart
Sydney White is a carnival of ethnic and social stereotypes that are rising up against the lily-white status quo. In Hollywood, blond princesses and fairy tales die hard. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Sydney White makes "Mean Girls" look like Shakespeare. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleToddy Burton
It’s cheesy and contrived, but even the most watered-down stories retain elements of the original masterpieces. Read full review
0
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
What's the excuse for dumbing down Snow White to moron level? Are there really people out there who thought the original version just didn't have enough toilet jokes? Read full review
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