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6.2

Bring It On

PG-13·2000·98m

Comedy

Summary

The Toro cheerleading squad from Rancho Carne High School in San Diego has got spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to land them the national championship trophy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain Torrance, the Toros' road to total cheer glory takes a shady turn when she discovers that their perfectly-choreographed routines were in fact stolen.

Cast

Kirsten Dunst

Torrance Shipman

Eliza Dushku

Missy Pantone

Jesse Bradford

Cliff Pantone

Gabrielle Union

Isis

Sherry Hursey

Christine Shipman

Holmes Osborne

Bruce Shipman

Clare Kramer

Courtney

Nicole Bilderback

Whitney

Tsianina Joelson

Darcy

Shamari DeVoe

Lava

Natina Reed

Jenelope

Brandi Williams

Lafred

Richard Hillman

Aaron

Lindsay Sloane

Big Red

Nathan West

Jan

Rini Bell

Kasey

Huntley Ritter

Les

Bianca Kajlich

Carver

Cody McMains

Justin Shipman

Ian Roberts

Sparky Polastri

David E. Taylor

Toros Tight End

Ashley Howard

Toros Quarterback

Nikole Lee Amateau

New Pope Cheerleader #1

Clementine Ford

New Pope Cheerleader #2

Grant Thompson

Costa Mesa Quarterback

Leonard Clifton

Costa Mesa Linebacker

Marie Cole

Argumentative Girl

Dru Mouser

Been-Crying-For-Hours Girl

Tracy Pacheco

Rappin' White Girl

Alicia Michelle Sassano

Be Aggressive Girl

Natasha Soll

Start-Over Girl

Ryan Drummond

Theatre Boy

Paullin Wolfe

Tiny Tot Cheerleader

David E. Willis

Emcee #1

Beth LaMure

Emcee #2

Anne Fletcher

Event Coordinator

Doug Waldo

UCA Official

Annie Hinton

High-Strung Mom

Louise Gallagher

Class Monitor

Edmond Clay

Football Announcer

Daniella Kuhn

T.V. Reporter

Aloma Wright

Pauletta

Paul Bloom

T.V. Commentator

Melanie Atmadja

Jamie

Peyton Reed

Mime

Jodi Harris

Cheer Coach

Nectar Rose

Nervous Cheerleader

Hilary Angelo

Toothless Cheerleader

Elizabeth Johnson

Confident Cheerleader

Riley Smith

Guy Cheerleader

Carla Mackauf

Aaron's Lover

Anna Lisa Mendiola

Clover Cheerleader

Lisel M. Gorell

New Pope Cheerleader (uncredited)

Brandon Henschel

Ballet Boy (uncredited)

Kenyetta Lethridge

Clover Cheerleader (uncredited)

Michael McCafferty

Pervy Earth Science Teacher (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Peyton Reed

Writer

Jessica Bendinger

Reviews

John Chard

June 28, 2014

Maybe we should join the team.

Torrance is the newly appointed captain of cheerleader champions the Toros. After one of the team suffers an accident, the Toros recruit gymnastics star Missy Pantone, but upon witnessing the Toros first routine Missy is disgusted and points out that it has been stolen from another team called The East Compton Clovers. This opens up a whole can of worms that not only brings the Toros into conflict with the Clovers, but also means that they must come up with an original routine if they are to win the American championship honestly.

Spirited picture about cheer leading? Well yes it is, it's witty, smart and ever so amiable. Tho the film loses some of its sharpness in the final quarter (a brave ending would have made all the difference), Bring It On clearly touches on race and class issues whilst bringing to the fore the competitiveness of cheerleader teams. The usual formula's of bitching and back stabbing are naturally in here, and of course no film of this type would be complete without some strand of treacle plot love, but the mix is fine and the exuberance of the routines is hugely enjoyable cinema. Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union and Jesse Bradford fill out the cast and all offer something in the way of watch ability.

It could have been so much better for sure, but Bring It On is very entertaining film about a subject that until this picture came out (subsequent sequels would follow) was hardly tackled with this sort of vigour and intelligence before. 7/10