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Well, I knew the day would one day come that my immediate attraction to foreign men would get me in trouble. However, I didn't know that my punishment would be this bad.

Honestly, it was one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. It was perhaps rivaled by Mr. Nanny, which is the only movie I ever walked out of in my entire life. The film's flaws were many and there were very few (actually I can't remember any at present) little clever things. When someone asked me to recollect the best part of the film, I was at a complete loss for words. In fact, the only pleasant thing I did during those hellish two hours was scarf down an entire bag of Sour Jacks.

I found that the "inspirational" part of the movie fell flat on its face, while I was left bored to tears. I was also surprised that a PG rated movie had several scenes which were probably not appropriate for young audiences. There's lots of near-sex moments which I felt were unnecessary. Also, during an odd, kissing--pool table scene, I began to fear that it was going to take a turn toward porn.

There are cheesy lines, unbelievable personality changes, and moments that left me in emotional pain. There's a moment that I think is supposed to be cute where the "Prince of Denmark" starts talking in ghetto language, along with a scene that makes "Eddie" fall in love with "Paige" while she's going silly dances that make her look like she's just done acid or smoked pot or something. There is also an absurd lawnmower race, two psychological 180's (the queen hates the girl, then she changes her mind, LET'S PICK OUT JEWELRY).

I'm sorry, folks, but there is not a single redeeming quality that I can find. It's just plain bad.

None of you know me, but if you did, you would know that I would flinch just thinking about a trailer for next week's thrilling episode of 24. I can't even sit through any sort of violent movie, even the thought of a horse giving birth gives me the willies, for God's sake. However, for some unbelievable reason, I can watch 24. I don't know if it is because it is done with great grace and dignity or that it is well-casted and acted with great depth and precision. Maybe it's because Kiefer Sutherland is the sexiest man in the world, who saves the day in day's time. Truly, I think that Kiefer is one of the best things on the show. His rugged wisdom and ability to rapid fire with a gun in each hand allow the viewer to realize that it's a dog eat dog world out there, and we need a hero. I think every person needs a Jack Bauer, for hope of a better tomorrow.

I have just discovered this show, and although I feel that I'm too old for it, looking at it from a child's point of view, it is probably very entertaining. Perhaps the show's greatest gimmick now that it is in reruns (2003) is that one of the show's young stars is Elisha Cuthbert, who has become a household name through her fame on the Fox's 24. Over all, even though it can be a little over the top at times, if I were still twelve years old (ahh...how those days have come and gone) I definitely would watch this program. It's a mix of the gross-out experiments that your stuffy science teacher never taught you combined with a (slightly) educational element. I still believe that for older viewers (particularly aficionados of 24) the real fun of watching the show is seeing a young Cuthbert talking about everything from zoo animals and explosives to stage make-up and animatronic creatures.