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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertStrictly for budding young ladies, though it does offer those who've already bloomed the grown-up pleasures of Firth, a great actor who graciously invites you to join him in the slow-burn romantic corner into which he's rapidly painting himself.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyIt feels much more like a shameless reshuffle of "The Princess Diaries."
- 50Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesPleasant bubblegum romp, which was inspired by the old Sandra Dee picture "The Reluctant Debutante."
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt's slick girlie stuff, but the cast makes it go down easy.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is clearly intended for girls between the ages of 9 and 15, and for the more civilized of their brothers, and isn't of much use to anyone else.
- 40Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesInstantly forgettable but good-natured all the same.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceA culture-shock/daddy-meets-girl romantic comedy, WAGW is a sanitized adventure for the Mary Kate-and-Ashley set.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIf the Warner Bros. wizards have it right, what a girl wants is to see as much of Amanda Bynes as she possibly can...It's not so great for the rest of us, since the film has nothing else to offer.
- 25New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardIrritating wish-fulfillment movie.
- 20Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternYoung audiences may welcome this movie, but girls, and boys, should want more.