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I love this movie so much

i must have seen a different film!!

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Suffice to say, this was not for me. My general dislike for B-movies has only grown stronger as I frequently watch grander titles. Regardless of the above, the all-round low quality really did not have me dancing with joy, it nearly had me sleeping with boredom. The parents of a cheerleader are concerned that their daughter is homosexual, so they send her to a conversion therapy camp in an attempt to revert her back to being heterosexual. An always intriguing premise which I have not seen put to film before, conversion therapy of any nature makes for a psychologically stimulating concept involving brainwashing that could create inner conflict for the characters. However, theoretical possibilities and end results are two very different events, some more problematic than others. This end result was routinely dull. A plot that never has any drive, it simply consists of a group of homosexuals performing tasks ranging from mending cars to slicing logs with an axe. Y'know, really straight tasks. It sacrificed character involvement for a quirky aesthetic style to which really hindered the story. A surprising lack of heart and emotion, where the forced relationship within a confined environment felt, well, forced. The acting was shoddy, particularly from Lyonne and DuVall who seemingly are the lead actors. Even RuPaul and Moriarty didn't feel right for the film, an underlying sense of uncomfortableness. The musical score extremely irritated me, as if I was playing 'The Sims'. Y'know that really annoying happy quirky music, except it really didn't fit in at all for this film. The ending, due to minimal characterisation, had no emotional punch and came across as a predictable bore. This is simply best described as a "made for TV" film. The type of forgettable poorly constructed production that acts as decent background noise, taking an interesting concept and hardly utilising it to its full potential. Sorry, "1. 2. 3. 4. But I'm A Cheerleader is an utter bore."

This movie, But I'm a Cheerleader is geared for those 16 and older. I don't believe movies should tell us whether or homosexuality is/is not acceptable but this movie does educate us into acceptance. I think the movie could reduce the amount of pink (you are not color blind unless you miss the pink). Way too much pink. The you got the bad thought shocker, The movie set contains vivid solid colors, most pink though. All the pink elicits a humorous mood to the story. No matter who we are in this world, we each have our little something to offer and we each should be accepted by each other. Maybe, that is the ultimate lesson of this movie is acceptance, not just from others but ourselves as well. We are who we are and shouldn't be asked to change what is not in our nature. It is kind of like trying to get a fish not to swim. It's okay for a short movie, they could have shorten 15 minutes. I give this movie three thumbs up.

Well, I ran into this small jewel looking through Clea Duvall filmography.I was delighted, much more than any heterosexual -but rather kinky, admittedly- male should have to, by this campy joke about the harshness of a rehab camp for homosexuals.Natasha Lyonne is absolutely perfect in her role as the naive cheerleader, Clea is Clea - I know the rumors, and her list of roles, but I can't help loving her - RuPaul Charles makes for a great, great, great Ex-homosexual trainer and Cathy Moriarty is an headmistress that I can'help but desiring to see as a Mistress (in the sense of dominatrix).Trying to make you smile, this movies makes you realize how much is absurd the whole concept of "straightening the queer" by the means of behavioral modification...It's far from being a "perfect movie" - most secondary characters are sketchy at best, but functional - but it's a good movie, funny and with a grace of his own. There's not much more one should ask for.I recommend it with my whole heart.

To many viewers this is probably not much more than a well-made, feel-good satirical comedy about teenage homosexuality and adult homophobia mixed with some heart-warming moments, and indeed it serves that function of somewhat superficial entertainment well. But it is a lot more than that. If you watch carefully, this is an incredibly honest, revealing and touchingly sensitive film on teenage identity crisis and identity search interacting with social influences. It tells you more than any psychology book could tell on adolescence, because one cannot put all that into words. Natasha Lyonne as 17 year old Megan (the heroine of the story) demonstrates amazing qualities of acting in a role which is probably the most demanding any actor or actress can face: that of a changing adolescent personality re-discovering one's inner, formerly suppressed unconscious self over two months, while still remaining herself in a way. If you compare her different faces at different phases of the story, e.g. when she "just cannot think of anything" at the camp, and when she looks into the bathroom mirror much later in the film washing her teeth, you will see what I mean. If you are not distracted by hilariously funny bits and jokes and you do not consider poor acting by Cathy Moriarty, it is in fact a top quality drama made superbly. Intimate conversations between the two leading actors (Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall) tell more in one minute of this film about life than most movie star celebrities do throughout their whole career. Natasha Lyonne should have received an Oscar for this as best actress, and she should have been offered leading roles in less superficial films than "American Pie". A talent wasted. Her performance in this film is an extraordinary achievement and a very touching experience for anyone sensitive enough to resonate to it. I highly recommend it for re-watching it several times: you will not get bored if you are attentive enough.