Plot; The lives and loves of various teens intersect at a party on the night of their high school graduation.Part of the late 90s teen comedy resurgence, Can't Hardly Wait boasts an absolutely jam-packed cast of "before they were famous" faces. Nearly every scene had me going "He/she is in this too?". It was fun to see them here at the dawn of their respective careers with almost no obvious pretense on display. The film itself is riddled with the genre's many time tested (or worn, depending on your point of view) clichés, and the characters and their respective stories are wafer thin--even for a teen comedy--but despite this there's zip to its pacing and an enlivening charm from its cast that lifts the material. If you like the genre, if you have a nostalgia for that late 90s pop fizz era, then you'll probably enjoy this one.

There's a total of about 15 minutes in this film that does not take place during the time of the most out of control high school party of the year. Party central is an isolated place where recent high school graduates raise hell and where they all learn more about themselves. What makes this so much different and better than most party films is how well it knows to handle...almost everything!Several high schoolers star in their own stories that make this film what it is. We get to care about these characters right away. They're not super deep that they're Oscar material, but still deeper than most in other flicks. There's four major stories: Seth Green plays a wigger desperate to have sex and gets locked in the bathroom with Lauren Ambrose's character (who some people think is the only smart one). There's no telling when they get together and break up, only that they do it many times. Charlie Korsmo stepped out of retirement for one last hurrah before having a decorated education. He plays the geek of the class named William. He and his two other geeky friends have a plan to crash the party for revenge, but he just gets loaded and becomes a ladies man. The heart of the film involves Jennifer Love-Hewitt's character named Amanda. Her longtime high school boyfriend, the jock and pretty-boy of the class just broke up with her to date college girls. Meanwhile Preston, who has always had the hots for her and believes in fate, is ready to make his move on her. This is the bulk of the film where the needed seriousness comes from.All of the songs used in this film are awesome. Some are new, and some are old, some are rock, some are pop. There's a variety, unlike nowadays party films that strictly go by dance tunes from the past year. But most importantly, the film knows exactly what to do with these characters and exactly how to make them and their situations likable. They are so much more than your average dumb party-goers. Love-Hewitt's story is the best, but Korsmo's is the funniest. It is his best performance.7.5/10

Can't Hardly Wait is an excellent,hilarious Teen Comedy that combines great direction,a wonderful ensemble cast,a fun script and a memorable soundtrack. All of those elements make Can't Hardly Wait one of the best Teen movies of the 1990s and one of my favorites in the genre.Can't Hardly Wait tells the story about Preston(Ethan Embry),a Teen who has just graduated High School and has chosen a graduation party to confess his love to his long time crush the beautiful and popular Amanda Beckett(Jennifer Love Hewitt). Meanwhile,Kenny(Seth Green),a Hip-Hop loving misfit who wants to lose his virginity but gets stuck in the bathroom with the cynical Denise(Lauren Ambrose),a former friend. Class nerd William(Charlie Korsmo)wants revenge against his bully football jock Mike Dexter(Peter Facinelli). All of them are in for a wild hilarious night they will never forget.After the critical and Box Office success of the Teen/High School classic Clueless(1995),the teen genre was booming again in the late 1990s and in my opinion one of the best Teen films to come out during the 90s and one of my favorites of the genre was Can't Hardly Wait,a terrific and hilarious Teen Comedy that was a modest success at the Box Office and over the years has developed a Cult following that is well deserved. Can't Hardly is a movie that is just entertaining from start to finish and it's a film that wonderfully pays homage to it's inspirations and fore fathers in the Teen genre whether it's the John Hughes films,American Graffiti,Dazed And Confused and Fast Times At Ridgemont High and while it takes most of the elements from those movies Can't Hardly Wait creates it's own world and style that makes it entertaining and re-watchable after many viewings. Also,like the movies I mentioned above Can't Hardly Wait shows off tons of actors who would become bigger and more famous years later. Nearly 80% of High School movies have one or two party scenes but in Can't Hardly Wait nearly the entire movie takes place at a party where tons of wild and crazy things take place. Having the movie take place at a party makes the film feel fresh and almost like a stage play and that is one of the things that I think sets CHW from the other Teen movies during the late 90s early 2000s. Despite being set at a party the movie never runs out of steam or wears out it's welcome and there's an energy that keeps going until the very end. The Comedy and laughs in Can't Hardly Wait are funny and non-stop with a mixture of slapstick,over the top characters and moments of hilarity and insanity. I also enjoy the fact that CHW takes place in one night which I think makes some of the situations ever more funny and over the top. The screenplay by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan is fantastic giving the characters dialog that hilarious,witty and clever. I also enjoyed how Can't Hardly Wait despite being a very funny movie deals with love,fate and looking back at the past while moving into the future which is dealt with in different ways by the main characters. And speaking of the main characters they all are very much the same kind of stereotypes that you see in other High School movies(Nerd,Jock,popular girl etc..)but as the movie goes on we learn about who they are and what they want with some depth and emotion. CHW also has one of the biggest and largest ensemble casts I have seen in a Teen film with lots of fun and interesting supporting characters who make small and brief appearances but leave an impression on viewers. The ending of Can't Hardly Wait wonderful because not only do we learn about the fates of the main characters with also get laughs,romance and some surprises. A great ending.The cast is great. Jennifer Love Hewitt is excellent,beautiful and sexy as Amanda,a popular girl. Ethan Embry is terrific as Preston,a guy in love with Amanda. Charlie Korsmo is wonderful and funny as William,a nerd looking for revenge. Lauren Ambrose is fantastic as Denise,Preston's cynical best friend. Peter Facinelli is amazing as Mike,a Football jock. Seth Green is great and hilarious as Kenny,a Hip-Hop loving goof ball. Also,lookout for fun appearances and cameos from Melissa Joan Hart(Vikki,the yearbook girl),Jenna Elfman(The Angel Stripper),Jerry O'Connell(Trip McNeely),Breckin Meyer(Walter)and early roles from Jason Segel,Freddy Rodriguez,Jamie Pressly and many more. The direction by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan is fantastic,with Elfont and Kaplan bringing a simple but effective style and energy to the film with good lighting and pace. Great direction,Elfont and Kaplan.The soundtrack is a wonderful mixture of Rock and Pop songs that go with the energy and atmosphere of the film. In final word,if you love Teen Films,High School movies or Comedies,I highly suggest you see Can't Hardly Wait,an excellent and hilarious Teen Comedy that you will watch again and again. Highly Recommended. 10/10.

"Can't Hardly Wait" summarizes perfectly well every single cliché and archetype from any of the teen comedies done in the nineties. Not That this is a bad thing, and think that I prefer the clichés from the teen movies made in that decade than most of the awful and unfunny comedies from the recent years.Even when some of the references in "Can't Hardly Wait" could considered "dated" by modern audiences, and despite the fact that the story from this film is totally stereotypical and predictable, at least it still has a certain level of entertainment value to be worth-watching.Personally, I'd rather see a movie like this than stuff like "Project X" any day.