I don't think I've ever seen such a bad acting performance as that exhibited by Ben Foster in this movie. Is he catatonic? Mentally ill? Victimized by some type of hypnotic programming? Under the influence of heavy anti-anxiety meds?Who, in their right mind, cast him alongside individuals who can actually act? Martin Short's character summarized Foster's entire acting job in this movie when he approached him during one of Foster's "daydreams" during class and asked "Are we having a little R.E.M?" Why does no one in this film see that Ben Foster's character is mentally ill and in need of treatment? (He is barely able to respond to questions or develop ideas). This film should have run like this: Ben Foster's character dies when he falls off the roof while singing "Allison" (sic) to Allison. There-after, the movie centers on the dynamic, wonderful character performed by Martin Short. The audience would have thanked the screenwriter and producer for eliminating Ben Foster's character early-on.Then, minus the banal, childish sight gags, the movie would have had a chance at credibility.Again, I have seen some bad actors in my time; Tim Allen, David Schwimmer, Harrison Ford, but I had never seen a leading man sleep-walk through a movie before. In Get Over It, Kirsten Dunst is good, and Martin Short, as always, is excellent. Because of Martin Short's performance, I will give this movie 4 stars. Otherwise, I would have given it 2 or 3. I feel blessed that I have not seen any other movies with Ben Foster in them.

I caught this on TV again last night and I was reminded of just how much fun it was to watch this movie. In the age where teen slapstick comedies are a pound for a dozen, Hollywood occasionally manages to get it just right and produce something with heart, like this one. The story is loosely based around The Bard's perhaps most popular comedy in that it also utilises a love square.Sure, the film is never going to win an Academy Award any time soon, but really, that's not what you're watching this film for, is it? It's light and fluffy, perfect for a night in with some friends and you can all get some laughs out of it. The casting was perfect; right down to Shane West's laughably abysmal accent. Ben Foster is definitely nerdy enough to play the "hapless loser" or so Berke calls himself, and you can't help but feel sorry for him as he tries so hard at every turn to win back his ex-girlfriend in vain. But sometimes you just want to scream at him for not seeing what's right in front of him: Kelly, played by the gorgeous Kirsten Dunst, the quintessential girl next door. However, the star of the show here is actually Martin Short, who manages to steal every scene he's in as a maniacal, completely OTT drama director. His lines are pure gold and he manages to accompany that with a crazed performance – "Pluck! You've got to PLUCK it!" What sets this film apart from all the rest is that it's a musical that works. The actual production at the end was fantastic, had some great energetic, toe-tapping numbers and O'Haver did a marvellous job directing it. This is exactly what High School Musical tried to be and failed. It's a shame that some of the production songs aren't on the OST because if carried out in full, I think they're good enough to fit onto an album in their own right. I know I would love to watch the final production in its entirety. Kirsten Dunst really surprised me with how good of a singer she is.So watch it, laugh out loud, and don't take it too seriously. It sure didn't.

This is not a bad movie and is far better than the 5.5 stars it has been given. So why did I like 'Get Over It'? This is an easy film to like, but also easy to criticise. Yes, it is not the most original movie ever made, and predictable, but does that make it an unenjoyable movie?I was originally attracted to this movie because Kirsten Dunst is one of my favourite actresses. She has an air, a presence on screen. She has a quirky sense, and unique looks that are hard to find in recent Hollywood actresses, the closest I could think of is Julia Roberts.This movie tells the story of Berke, a normal kid at high school. He brakes up from his long term child hood sweetheart Alison, and decides that joining the school's production of a modern take of 'Midsummer Night's Dream' to win her back from the new boy at the school, boy band member (Bentley 'Striker' Scrumfeld). In the process he meets his best friend's little sister, Kelly (Dunst).This movie shows how teens go about looking for love, but ultimately miss it when it is right in front of them. It is honest, easy to watch fun. And it also bears strong similarities with Disney's recent smash hit High School Musical. I am sure someone watched this and thought, man that's a great story and so took it to Disney. It is unbelievable how similar they are. And chances are, if you liked High School Musical, your gonna love this. So this is a movie for Friday nights, days off work or school, or just a pick me up movie. I loved this movie, and hope you do too!

In the section for technical goofs under the heading continuity. the say that when Berke, Felix and Dennis are walking down the street before going into the music store that they walk by the same law office twice. this is not true actually they just walk by the second set of windows. you can tell because when they walk by the first time the doors are on the right side of the window and the second time the doors is on the left. in fact you can ever the part of the first window in the scene. i know IMDb is pretty good with getting accurate information so i figured this was worth a mention.as for the movie it's self i agree with the review. it really is just a fun and very entertaining movie to watch