Benn Farrell Bring It On (2000)
reviewed by Benn "Where's the Humanity?" Farrell

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The only thing good to come from this movie was the hilarious concept of "spirit fingers."

"Bring It On" is about cheerleading. Yep, cheerleading, but not just cheerleading...competitive cheerleading; even to the point of sideline rumbles between squads.

A rich, Caucasian cheerleading squad finds out its previous leader stole its routines from an inner city high school squad. Now, they must scramble to put together an original routine before the upcoming cheerleading championships.

There is nothing good about this movie except for Eliza Dushku (TV's Tru Calling). She is very pretty and makes an appearance in a bikini in a car wash scene, but for me, the moment when her character was introduced and did all her gymnastic moves, I about juiced myself.

The acting was horrible. Not a single actor knew where he or she was coming from.

The story was weak. Do cheerleading squads really get this huffed over their routines? Coming from a day job at which I'm exposed to and on occasion writing about high school cheer squads, I can tell you the dramatics of "Bring It On" are ridiculous.

Lastly, the movie didn't do any research. In the film's climax, the National Cheerleading Finals in Daytona, Fla., some of the Clover's are seen with body piercing and body glitter, both of these things are illegal at national competitions and the Clover's would have been penalized. They would not have won.

Also, the Toros perform what is called a fly over, which is also an illegal maneuver at cheer competitions because of safety issues, and it would have disqualified them. In addition, the movie bears a variety of noticeable continuity errors.

Overall, the picture should have never been allowed to be made, nor should have the sequel been made, "Bring It On 2: Electric Boogaloo," or something like that. If you have any intelligence as a human being, you will stay clear of this ridiculous teen-marketed release.

Benn - Where's the Humanity?