Sleepover (2004)

The rules are set. The game is on.

Starring: Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch, Sam Huntington, Sara Paxton, Brie Larson, Scout Taylor-Compton, Douglas Smith, Katija Pevec, Steven Carell, Jeff Garlin, Kallie Flynn Childress, Eileen April Boylan, Evan Peters, Hunter Parrish,

Director: Joe Nussbaum

Running Time: 97 minutes

US MPAA rating: PG
UK BBFC rating: PG
Comedy

In any sane world, there would be a modern-day female equivalent of Borstal for the self-obsessed, amok-running girlie toe-rags who make up the character list of bottom-feeding tweeny caper 'Sleepover'. Unfortunately, this isn't a sane world - it's a crap one, and sub-Lohan adolescent brats like those seen in this offering are freely allowed to populate it without even the slightest threat of being thrown face-first down the nearest well. It's madness, I tell you.

Now, there are certain teen flicks I have a lot of time for.

It's Got: A chubby girl (Kallie Flynn Childress) getting to hook up with the geek of her dreams in one of the film's tenuous attempts at moralising.

It Needs: Morrissey's 'You're The One For Me, Fatty' on the soundtrack.

Alternatives: Mean Girls, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Summary: If your kids tell you they want to see this film, lock them in their bedrooms and put an instant freeze on their pocket money. They'll thank you for it when they're older. Overall Score: 2 out of 10

Review by Gary Panton
Review Date: 17th December 2004