I remember when this film came out mainly because I was never able to watch the entire film. I always got to see just parts of it but I was never a big Freddie Prince Jr. fan so I didn't pursue it ever. Well I finally though it was time to complete the film and it wasn't anything extraordinary, not that I was expecting that, but it was still fun although very very dated. The term "wiggins" was used which I don't remember ever using in the 90s and the only other place I've heard it was on Buffy. Speaking of Buffy it was nice seeing her cameo and really the entire cast was a shock to see how many of them I know now who have really come into their own. The first being Dule Hill who was on The West Wing and now if on Psych. It was hilarious to see him with an afro. And Anna Paquin.
There's not much to be said about the film. It's the classic popular boy falls for nerdy girl once she sheds her geekness and becomes beautiful. It's a fun teen film but the formula is overused. If you can overlook that fact and as long as you don't mind taking a trip back to the 90s you should enjoy it.
I did find it a bit strange that they had Freddie Prince Jr. be the soccer star instead of say the football quarterback. Maybe things have changed and I just don't remember soccer being such a popular sport among the high school population. I did liked the fact that he was smart and had one the highest GPAs, it gave for a fun moment between him and Rachel Leigh Cook when she told him she wasn't smart and he should stop following her. Overall it was a fun film but nothing noteworthy. If anything its more fun to play spot the actor while being barley aware that a story is actually taking place.
