
Kate (Brittany Snow) is the new girl in school. She catches John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe) dating three different girls at once: Carrie - the smart girl, Heather - the cheerleader, and Beth - the activist slut; none of them are aware that they are not the only girl in John's heart. Kate, having been raised by a single mother, has seen the pain caused by playboys like John Tucker, and she won't stand idly by. Together with the three jilted ex-girlfriends, they hatch a plan to te... (Full plot summary below)
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Kate (Brittany Snow) is the new girl in school. She catches John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe) dating three different girls at once: Carrie - the smart girl, Heather - the cheerleader, and Beth - the activist slut; none of them are aware that they are not the only girl in John's heart. Kate, having been raised by a single mother, has seen the pain caused by playboys like John Tucker, and she won't stand idly by. Together with the three jilted ex-girlfriends, they hatch a plan to teach John a lesson. Things rarely go as planned, especially when Kate starts to think that she might be falling for John herself.
Leave your thoughts about John Tucker Must Die.
| Arizona RepublicBill MullerIt's not really John Tucker who must die. But we ought to lay his tired teen-movie premise to rest. |
| New York PostKyle SmithA slumber-party classic that belongs on the same shelf as "Bring It On" and "10 Things I Hate About You." This high-school comedy should do for its 20-year-old star, Brittany Snow, what those movies did for Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles. |
| Associated PressDavid GermainThough the movie strays deep and often into saccharine country, the filmmakers treat the characters with more respect than teen protagonists normally get in Hollywood. |
| FromTheBalconyBill ClarkAfter a riotous opening fifteen minutes, John Tucker Must Die quickly settles into a groove that is sporadically funny but often forced. |
| Seattle TimesJudy Chia Hui Hsu... longtime director Betty Thomas shows that she's still got the pulse of teenage angst, bringing out strong performances from every one of the ensemble cast. |
| NewsdayJohn AndersonIf one is interested in seeing everything that's wrong with movies today -- from cynical marketing to the creative poverty of contemporary screenwriting -- Tucker provides one-stop shopping. |
| Greenwich Village GazetteEric LurioThis is one of those films that manages to overcome the limitations of it's genre and become something a bit more. |
| TV Guide MagazineAngel CohnSurprisingly entertaining, if less than original. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian OrndorfBless her heart, but Thomas is a 58 year-old director making a movie that is meant for tween slumber parties. It's an uphill battle she can't fight in good faith, leaving Tucker a dreary, autopilot directing job. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumBetty Thomas, directing a script by TV veteran Jeff Lowell, seems uncertain whether to sympathize with her three heroines or with the title cad, but there's something mildly charming about this cheerful revenge comedy's lack of any straightforward moral agenda. |