Just a normal teen comedy, nothing special. Feels like it just recycles and repeats all the teen comedy clichés out there, putting the film in a rather bad light. Can watch as something in the background, this will certainly not be one of the movies you would remember for years, you will forget it rather quickly. Had a couple of moments worth a slight grin, that is all. Not a lot of character build up as it just jumps into action without backstories, which is, in my opinion, almost always a setup for failure if we talk about movies of this kind. This film seems to have weird pacing, that kind of does not make you feel interested after a while.Overall nothing special, just mediocre, if you want to see something special and original, watch something else.

This movie is a no-brainer and gives hope to bighearted dorks around the globe. To get the girls (oh yes, girls) and coming out a winner while tackling a subject such as sexuality in an untroubled and fun way while simultaneously getting a happy ending? Great!Easy and fun, albeit, unbelievable but still a great ride. Literally. I had a few good laughs in there and I'm pretty sure you'll appreciate the lightheartedness of it too. If it was meant to be a flop when it first came out and doesn't seem like it has cult following potential, I now highly believe the opposite. I think this movie has the makings of a "classic adolescent movie". Give it 10 more years and the teens of the coming age will give I Love You, Beth Cooper a chance as my peers have given The Breakfast Club and Empire Records a chance. And you know what? Everybody loved those movies. So, I won't be surprised either if people will end up loving this as well.

Warning This Review may contain Spoilers When I first saw this film I was expecting a film that would simply be full of large belly laughs and maybe a witty line or two. What I got was a teen film about growing up and realizing that sometimes reality is different than fantasy and sometimes surprisingly better. The film's lead Hayden Panettiere has the makings of a young Kate Hudson. She is able to make the most outrageous situation in this comedy seem plausible. The film's main premise is a valedictorian professes his love to Beth Cooper during his speech as well as make jabs at other characters as well most notably Stratford native Shawn Roberts as Beth's built army boyfriend. The film begins as a comedy but it is a comedy that likes to bring out little moments of drama. Small touching scenes that Ms. Panettiere handles very well. This was absolutely not the film that I was expecting. I liked it better then I thought I would. However it still has faults. It is a little slow towards the end but a great little scene on a dock brings everything right back on course.Overall it is definitely a film for the thirteen and over crowd but even adults can find a thing or two to like in this film.

I am reviewing the movie "I Love You, Beth Cooper," starring Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, and Jack Carpenter. I remember looking at the previews of the movie a couple years ago and thinking to myself that it looks like the making of a okay movie. Hayden Panettiere and Lauren London is in it and Chris Columbus is the director, so how bad can it be. It also made me think that this could be your typical boy meets girls high school movie that tries to be way too funny. Then I heard there was a book out on it. When I found that out, I talk to some people that I know, that read the book, and they gave me a different outlook on the movie. They made me feel like it shouldn't be your typical "boy meets girl" high school movie.With that said I thought it was an okay movie. The movie is suppose to be about a valedictorian(played by Paul Rust) that is in love with a cheerleader.(played by Hayden Panettiere) I honestly laughed more than I thought I would.(even though I'm not a person that's hard to make laugh) I felt as though Hayden Panettiere might have been a little too popular for this role. She gave Coverman sort of a wild day, but I'm under the impression that it should have and could have been wilder. I think Columbus might have done too many flashbacks of their lives in this movie. Some of them I felt like were not needed. Like when Dr. Gleason (played by Andrea Savage) had her flashback. I just think that could have been left out of the movie and thrown into the "deleted scenes" pile. I also kind of thought that Beth Cooper was suppose to be the main character in the movie. Too often it felt like Dennis Coverman and Rich Munsch were the stars of the show and the two second kiss to get the beer...come on Coverman didn't have to act like that. It was not that serious. There were also times were Kevin and his boys might have came into the movie too often. Them coming out of nowhere during the shower scene was a little much. Honestly, the shower scene kind of wasn't really needed.What I thought was good about the movie was Paul Rust and Jack Carpenter's acting. I thought that Jack was funny and he had great timing, plus his facial expressions were on point when it came to his part of the comedy. Paul Rust also did a good job at being a nerd. Somebody that is too cool of a person could have easily messed that up. I thought that most of his movements and actions were on point and he did a great job. I feel as though Paul Rust and Jack Carpenter are going to be some good actors for the future. The soundtrack throughout the movie didn't sound bad either. For some reason, with these kinds of movies, musicians do a good job of coming up with songs that fit these kinds of movies. All in all, it's not the worst movie I have seen. I'm giving this movie a 6 out of 10.