Sydney White - Movie Review
review by efrain gomez
9/20/2007
Going against the flow, I’m recommending an entertaining movie you might not have considered for this weekend – “Sydney White”, a teen-entering-college comedy starring Amanda Bynes (”Hairspray!“).
I know what you’re thinking, but really, it’s a fun spin because it’s a modern tribute to a classic Grimm fairy tale, complete with a fair maiden, seven outcast buddies, a charming love interest, and manipulative witch.
And behind the typical college drama is a familiar struggle between the unspoken-for majority and the take-what-they-want, self-proclaimed social elite. These careless elite make selfish decisions that affect the rest of society regardless of what we think, and in “Sydney”, the rest of us fight back.
I guess you could say that “Sydney White” is like a cheeseball of “Mean Girls” and “Revenge of the Nerds” (man, my analogies suck). I’ve never actually seen “Revenge”, but I’ve heard a lot about it and I’m going to assume there are some similarities. (If not, then you irate fans can berate me via email.)
Amanda Bynes, who stars as Sydney, has always been recognized for her comedic talent, starting out in Nickelodeon’s variety shows “All That” and “The Amanda Show”. She’s known to make fun, family-friendly and lighthearted teen comedies that tend to be better than most of the drivel her Disney/Nickelodeon peers choose (read: Lindsay Lohan, Hillary Duff). And her choice in “Sydney White” deserves a bit of love for its funny fairy tale homage.
On my way home I was a bit drowsy and started to fall asleep at a red light. These cholos in the car next to me honked and screamed “Wake up, sleeeepy!” and screeched away as the light turned green. At first, I was like, “Where am I?” and then “stupid cholos” and then I thought of this character in “Sydney White” that’s always falling asleep, and I chuckled heartily to myself. And then I had a mild heart attack as the car behind me honked. I hate people.
But I digress.
The movie doesn’t take itself too seriously, isn’t too cheesy or sentimental, and it inspires the underdog in all of us. Plus, you’ll have fun finding the similarities and references to its classic story roots.
So have a little cheese with your popcorn this weekend and see “Sydney White”.
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