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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThis movie is pure cotton candy — sweet and brightly colored and a bit of a guilty pleasure, but it’s not intended to be something you can sink your teeth into, and five minutes after consuming it, it’s like it never happened.
- 40The GuardianAdrian HortonThe GuardianAdrian HortonIt’s the same feeling, really, as watching a bunch of straight TikToks. While Rae offers flashes of promise, especially when she pops her genuinely winning smile, she doesn’t make the case for TikTok-to-film-stardom here. The chemistry between her and Buchanan is stilted, at best.
- 40Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThe intentions were probably noble, but the execution not so much.
- 38The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Amil NiaziThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Amil NiaziDespite some clever, winking nods to the original, including appearances by Cook herself and Matthew Lillard, He’s All That fails to deliver on what She’s All That did so well: a sweet, lighthearted romance that hinges on the chemistry between its two leads.
- 30Screen RantMolly FreemanScreen RantMolly FreemanHe's All That is a hollow Gen Z recreation of She's All That, lacking in charm and seemingly engineered as a vehicle to promote its stars' other work.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyMary SollosiEntertainment WeeklyMary SollosiIt might be just as well that Padgett is not given a real emotional arc, nor anything resembling an internal life. Even when little is asked of her, Rae's acting is not up to the challenge.
- 25The A.V. ClubCaroline SiedeThe A.V. ClubCaroline SiedeThere’s nothing inherently wrong with the idea of a teen rom-com centered on social media popularity and influencer culture—even one that doesn’t necessarily see those things as evil. But He’s All That offers nothing beyond buzzwords, empty platitudes, and sponcon.
- 25IndieWireRyan LattanzioIndieWireRyan LattanzioDespite the efforts of a bright young cast, this is a hollow and depressing Gen Z romantic comedy. What’s even scarier is that this film comes from Mark Waters, the director of “Mean Girls,” a way savvier teen satire that doesn’t pander to its audience.
- 20Washington PostSonia RaoWashington PostSonia RaoIn the end, He’s All That is not all that — not even a little bit of that.
- 15Paste MagazineBrianna ZiglerPaste MagazineBrianna ZiglerHe’s All That is, yes, a nightmarish, joyless commentary on influencer-beholden adolescence told through the crutch of nostalgia and starring a charisma-less TikTok star, but it’s hard to know if one is merely an example of “Old Man Yells at Cloud” or if the teenagers of today are truly living in a Hell on Earth