Bring It On

One of my favourite popcorn movies is Bring It On. I mean, how can anyone not like this movie? Cheerleading is not usually the sort of thing that makes for fantastic entertainment, but when you're looking for something as light and fluffy as a marshmallow, this fits the bill perfectly.
The script is predictable but fast-paced and contains plenty of laughs thanks to some over the top characters and walking cliches. This movie also contains some fantastic one-liners which have made their way into our society's everyday vernacular (spirit fingers anyone?)

The movie is also memorable for being one of Kirsten Dunst's first movies after her childhood roles in Interview With A Vampire and Jumanji. Dunst is pretty average in this movie to be honest but there were better performances to come, and her stereotypical acting suited the tone of the movie well. She has a pretty predictable love story with Cliff (Jesse Bradford) and their theme music in actually amongst my favourites in any movie... strange but true.

For me, there's more fun to be had with the characters of Missy, Whitney and Darcy. Missy is played by the delectable Eliza Dushku who I always liked in Buffy, and she parades her trademark scowl and tough-girl image proudly throughout the first half of this movie.
However, the standout performance and scene of this classic popcorn movie belongs to Ian Roberts. He did very little before this film and has done very little since, but his turn as choreographer Sparky Polastri is legend-dairy and thoroughly deserves our Popcorn Movie Night Scene of the Week.

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