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one more, because i want it to be on the list. i love this movie, i don't care what anyone else says.
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Alicia Silverstone won everyone over with her portrayal of a Beverly Hills teen, Cher, whose penchant for helping others with their relationships and self-esteem is a cover for her own loneliness. Director Amy Heckerling (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) made a smart, funny variation on Jane Austen's novel Emma, sweetly romantic and gently satirical of 90210 social manners. The cast is unbeatable: Dan Hedaya as Cher's rock-solid dad, Wallace Shawn as a geeky teacher, Paul Rudd as the boy who has always been Cher's surrogate brother--and the true holder of her most secret wishes. --Tom Keogh
From The New Yorker
The high school in writer-director Amy Heckerling's first feature, the 1982 "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," was party central; this one is a world of cellular phones, nose jobs, and fast, funny mall-speak, where all the girls love sexy makeovers and all the boys are beautiful young pups. Heckerling's idea was to set "Emma" among Beverly Hills teen-agers, and it's inspired. Alicia Silverstone, an actress with an easy and uncomplicated demeanor (her beauty suggests a warmer Sharon Stone), plays a matchmaking high-school queen named Cher who is so naïvely confident that she doesn't see how manipulative her behavior is; like Jane Austen's heroine, she's spoiled, but her heart is in the right place. With its charming performances, bubble-gum colors, and intentionally funny product placements, the movie is like a kiss in a candy store-silly and sweet. -Bruce Diones
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