Rache ist sexy (2006)

Rache ist sexy: Directed by Betty Thomas. With Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Sophia Bush. Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.

“Youu0026#39;d think that a movie called u0026quot;John Tucker Must Dieu0026quot; will approach the parameters of a gritty look on high school-style existentialism. As the National Geographic Channel puts it, think again.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJohn Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe of u0026quot;Desperate Housewivesu0026quot;) is the star of their high schoolu0026#39;s basketball team, and heu0026#39;s secretly dating three girls simultaneously. Upon learning how their u0026quot;serial-cheatingu0026quot; boyfriend is three-timing them, cheerleader Heather (Ashanti), intellectual Carrie (Arielle Kebbel) and activist Beth (Sophia Bush) plot for revenge. They set him to fall for new girl Kate Spencer (Brittany Snow) and have her break his heart later on.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo thatu0026#39;s u0026quot;John Tucker Must Die.u0026quot; Itu0026#39;s a film that tries to go for the feel-good parts of the standard teen flick, along with the usual high school relationship subplots. But gritty itu0026#39;s not. Though initially the movie seems to head towards being an effective satirical comedy, it immediately becomes just another stock sleaze. Betty Thomasu0026#39; direction is breezy enough but she fails to give the film a distinctive bite as Jeff Lowellu0026#39;s screenplay seems not to draw a bead on to the vaguest notion of creativity.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMetcalfe is effective as the eponymous lead while Snow (who I recall as Zoe in u0026quot;The Pacifieru0026quot;) could have been charming but the problematic script doesnu0026#39;t give her a juicy character that could rise beyond its stereotype and she ends up bland. In fact, one could arguably root more for John Tucker. As for the rest of the cast, theyu0026#39;re a mixed bag with Ashanti and Jenny McCarthy as Kateu0026#39;s mom figuring prominently in my head.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;John Tucker Must Dieu0026quot; isnu0026#39;t so much an absolute schlock. Despite its transparent and derivative nature, it does have some of its moments that elicit chuckles. Itu0026#39;s that sort of movies I watch on sleepless nights on cable given the right mood. But with a title as toothsome as that, it tantalizingly could have been way better.”