
Dizzy Harrison is an unpopular, high school geek going through a hellish senior year. In an attempt to make a new identity for himself, Dizzy gets himself expelled from his high school, learns the technics of being cool from a prison inmate, and enrolls at a new high school under the alias Gil Harris, to make new friends where he soon gains respect from the jocks and geeks alike. Dizzy then gets noticed by the head cheerleader, Danielle, and helps the school football team gai... (Full plot summary below)
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Dizzy Harrison is an unpopular, high school geek going through a hellish senior year. In an attempt to make a new identity for himself, Dizzy gets himself expelled from his high school, learns the technics of being cool from a prison inmate, and enrolls at a new high school under the alias Gil Harris, to make new friends where he soon gains respect from the jocks and geeks alike. Dizzy then gets noticed by the head cheerleader, Danielle, and helps the school football team gain self-respect to win games. But things unknowingly begin to turn sour when Danielle's disgruntled boyfriend begins investigating into "Gil Harris." past to uncover any beef on him to ruin his entire life and turn it upside down.
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| Milwaukee Journal SentinelSue PiermanEveryone connected to this movie seems to be part of an insider clique, which tends to breed formulaic films rather than fresh ones. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Lame, hokey, filled with plot holes, and cursed with a lazy script. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansYou know after only 10 minutes that this atrociously unfunny high-school comedy is a dud. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Cliffordplays like a series of unrelated scenes that were thrown into a blender with a broken puree button |
| London Evening StandardAlexander WalkerLyle Lovett plays the hero's dad: money must be tight. DJ Qualls: aiming at the dumb and dumber crowd. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Anita SchmaltzDJ Qualls does possess some charm, but not the chutzpah to make the forced humor float. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsGlenn WhippA Meatballs for the bare-midriff generation. |
| Talking Pictures (U.S.)Tony ToscanoIt made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin Clifford...registers very high on the stupid-movie scale. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenIf physical appearance creates its own class system (in high school and beyond), then Qualls is perfect for this proselytizing role. He has that rarest of movie-star faces -- one that over comes the tyranny of beauty. |