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Bookmark this pageBratz: The Movie (2007)
Director: Sean McNamara
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From Time Out London
While most movies based on toys are animations, this spin-off of the ethnically-diverse range of dolls is a live action teen movie. It embraces many traditions of the genre: four women pushing 20 play the new kids in a school that’s divided into cliques. Spoiled and blonde principal’s daughter Meredith (Chelsea Staub) is horrified when the pretty Bratz refuse to conform to the rules, preferring to hang out with each other rather than pick agroup (jocks, science geeks, etc). But this doesn’t last. Two years later (why?) Yasmin, Jade, Sasha and Cloe have stopped talking to each other and conformed – but when a spell in detention brings them back together, they decide to take on Meredith at the school talent contest. It’s derivative stuff, and played very straight despite its comical aspirations: this is ‘Mean Girls’ without the irony. Bitchy Meredith has the odd amusing moment, instructing her timid principal father (Jon Voight, no less) on how to run the school. But with their irritating holier-than-thou attitude and their ‘passion for fashion’, the leading ladies live up to their name. One for very little brats.Author: Anna Smith
Time Out London Issue 1930: August 15-21 2007
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- xXx$iMiiBooxXx said...
- Posted on Sep 01 2007 12:22 i havnt wachd da film yet but i fink its gonna be 22222222222222222222 sik ya get me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- Katie Owende said...
- Posted on Aug 31 2007 19:46 I wasn't that impressed with the 'same ol', same ol'' story line buuuuut I won't give it a bad rating because my nine year old loved it, she's a Bratz fan, and after all, that was who the film was made for wasn't?ALL BRATZ FANS MUST WATCH!!!!!!!!
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- rebecca1234hello said...
- Posted on Aug 31 2007 12:10 im going to see it to day it soundz wicked and i hoope its goo coz uver wize ill be wel dizapointer
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- bratz fan said...
- Posted on Aug 31 2007 11:56 this film is great i luv it a lot i just wanna watch it agen and agen its soooooooooooooo gdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgdgd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- taylor said...
- Posted on Aug 30 2007 10:21 this is well suitible for ages 5 and up because younger ones might not really get what is happening properly like say a 1 or a 3 month's year old they will just fall fast asleep they are to young but anyway it was a great film i am 9 and i whent with my mum.
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- taylor said...
- Posted on Aug 30 2007 10:17 it was......... i can't explain because it was to good ha ha.
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- dani said...
- Posted on Aug 29 2007 16:29 so ace exallent a million stars
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- Amanda Huggenkis said...
- Posted on Aug 28 2007 20:10 come on this flim is really cheesy and intended for the american flim market - this is the stuff they like
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- Ben Dover said...
- Posted on Aug 28 2007 20:07 i really liked the flim
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- AdamRiot said...
- Posted on Aug 28 2007 18:12 im going to watch this with my beautiful girlfriend, i love her.
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- zainab said...
- Posted on Aug 28 2007 17:50 it is soooo cool that i havent seen it and there are yasmin cloie and jade and sasha
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- george leigh said...
- Posted on Aug 25 2007 15:37 i loved the film but dnt tell my friends at walkden high
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- Xx..Jemma..xX said...
- Posted on Aug 25 2007 15:35 i love the film and im 18 hand aha it was great fink am a dork say it to me call 0161 790 7344
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- Jodie said...
- Posted on Aug 25 2007 15:30 it was a great fil im 14 and me and ma m8s fought it wud be a laugh to watch a kids film but it was actually good
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- Sabrina Powell said...
- Posted on Aug 25 2007 15:06 You know what, im 22 yrs old, and absolutley loved this movie! bratz defo aint just for kids!!
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Cast & crew
Director: Sean McNamara
Producer: Avi Arad, Isaac Larian, Steven Paul
Cast: Nathalia Ramos, Janel Parrish, Logan Browning, Skyler Shaye, Chelsea Staub, Anneliese Van Der Pol, Malese Jow, Stephen Lunsford, Ian Nelson, Jon Voight full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 102 mins
UK Release: Aug 17 2007
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