Can't
Hardly Wait (1998)
Gaybashing crap that could almost be stomachable if
it didn't contain the most derogatory moments to gays
in a Hollywood teeny film in quite a while. While some
of the stories are interesting, the main one, where
a senior (Ethan Embry) quests to tell a girl of his
love for her is rather lackluster and tepid. We've seen
this trite plot a million times. And when he kisses
her as the climax of the film, it's rather a letdown.
Also, with his limp-wristed, lisping recitations on
his love for this girl, we find it rather hard to believe
Embry is heterosexual.
In fact, lots of the male teen actors here are probably
gay and which makes the anti-gay "jokey" stance of the
film rather unstomachable.
Consider cute Charlie Korsmo setting up his antagonistic
football playing schoolmate by getting him drunk and
then taking snapshots of him in a state of undress with
another football playing school chum in a lame and overdone
attempt to blackmail him. Sounds more like an Internet
story from a gay erotic newsgroup than it does a film
plot line doesn't it.
Anyway, you can wait to see this film. All it really
has going for it is cute teenagers and a never ending
string of pop songs on the soundtrack. To bad they had
to put the stupid plot and dialogue in there, otherwise,
this might be the perfect summer teen flick.
Notes:
Also starring Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Peter Facinelli,
Seth Green, Lauren Ambrose, Breckin Meyer, Jena Elfman,
Jerry O'Connell, and Melissa Joan Hart.
Written and Directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kapland.
Music by Matthew Sweet and David Kitay.
Pop Culture references include Jewel, Thoreau, Oscar
Wilde, "The X Files," "Star Wars," Baba Fet, Tupac,
Pearl Jam, "Miami Vice," Urkel, Kurt Vonnegut, Scott
Baio, "Happy Days," "Charles in Charge," "Scooby Doo,"
"Star Trek," "Soul Train," Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow,
"12 Monkeys," and "Independence Day."
Pop Songs by: Sneaker Pimps, Thelma Houston, De-Lite,
Smashmouth, Barry Manilow (also discussed), Tone-Loc,
Nazareth, Lucas, James Gang, Parliament, Yaz, Boyz II
Men, Eve 6, Creed, 3 Degrees, G. Love, Young MC, Busta
Rhymes, The Replacements (title is from their song lyrics),
Dr. Freeze, Bryan Setzer, White Zombie, Foreigner, Guns
and Roses, Dire Straits, 311, Back Street Boys, and
New Kids on the Block.
Fake Band in the film is Love Burger.
At one time the film was to be called "The Party."
Note: Review written in 1998
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Script:
F
Acting: F
Cinematography\Lighting: C
Special Effects\Make Up: C-
Music: A+
Final
Grade: F
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