John Tucker Must Die

Although this is another teen rom-com, elements are added and taken away from the usually very formulaic movie-type to make this film slightly more unique. John Tucker Must Die is narrated by the star, supposed "nobody" Kate Spencer, who of course is actually quite cute and cool (in real life this person would not be friendless and shunned as she is in the movie). But her narration provides a funny addition to the already funny and fresh dialogue. Another element of the plot that you don't often find in teen flicks is the fact that she does not end up with a guy by the conclusion of the film. The story is that the cute captain of the basketball team (Jesse Metcalfe's John Tucker) is dating three (and more, actually) girls from different cliques(none of whom know that they are not the only one). They all find out about his player status and along with the new girl's (Kate) help, decide to destroy Tucker's repuatation. When this backfires, they move onto a new plan, trying to make him fall in love with Kate so that she can dump him and break his heart. Kate's conscience gets the better of her towards the end, and she and Tucker part as friends. One element of ridiculousness is that Tucker's brother, more of a genuine, sweet hunk than John himself, is supposed to be invisible in the school arena next to his popular brother. Early on, he takes an interest in Kate and she doesn't seem to realize, for some reason. The new and refreshing thing regarding "the other Tucker" as he is called is that at the end, he and Kate don't immediately start making out and living happily ever after. It is clear that they are back on the road to friendship and possibly more. A fun stay-in-on-a-Saturday-night flick!