Bratz: The Movie
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Bratz: The Movie is a live-action feature film based on the Bratz
line of cartoon characters and dolls. It was released to American
theaters on August 3, 2007. It was co-produced by MGA Entertainment, Avi Arad Productions, and Crystal Sky Pictures teamed up. Crystal Sky Pictures financed the film, while Avi Arad
and MGA executive produced. The screenplay was written by John Doolittle and Susie Singer Carter.
Paula Abdul
was dropped from the production before the completion of the film. She was originally enlisted to provide wardrobe designs, choreograph the film, executive produce, as well as hold a role in the film. This was revealed on Hey Paula
, her own reality show on her personal life. It has been speculated her erratic
behavior may have been a reason behind her involvement in the film being cut.
The film was shot at Santee Educational Complex in South Los Angeles, California
, while in session. The film was universally panned by critics. This film is for kids and young adults.
), Yasmin (Nathalia Ramos
), Sasha (Logan Browning
) and Jade (Janel Parrish
), are about to start high school. Head girl Meredith Baxter Dimly (Chelsea Staub) wants everyone to belong to a clique, and goes about organizing people. She does not like the independent spirit of the four girls and plots to destroy their friendship and make them conform to her pre-fabricated cliques. Cloe is an ace soccer player. She meets Cameron (Stephen Lunsford
) and is instantly smitten. Sasha is recruited as a cheerleader. Jade meets Dexter (Chet Hanks) and designs great outfits. Yasmin's talent is singing. She meets Dylan (Ian Nelson
), who is deaf but can lip read
. The friends begin to drift apart, as they are compelled to stay within their cliques.
Two years later, the girls no longer speak to each other. Meredith is organizing a talent show and she engineers it every year so that she can win. Yasmin begins to know Dylan better. Cloe and Cameron like each other, but Meredith likes Cameron as well, and goes out of her way to sabotage their relationship. She sends her dog to mess with Cloe and Cameron. The dog trips Cloe and sends her food flying at Jade. Soon, Sasha and Yasmin get involved, resulting in a food fight, and the four girls end up in detention. Much to Meredith's distaste however, the girls repair their damaged relationship and vow to stay together.
Meredith prepares for a second "Sweet Sixteen Party
", though no one can come unless they are willing to sit with the clique assigned to them by Meredith. Yasmin, Cloe, Jade, and Sasha, unwilling to break their friendship again, refuse to go. But when Cloe's mother becomes sick and can't make the food for the party, Cloe and her friends take over the job. They are humiliated when their server costumes turn out to be clown suits, but Jade and Sasha turn the outfits into amazing clothes that make everyone at the party take notice.
A huge stage has been set up at the party, where Meredith sings. She embarrasses Yasmin but her downfall begins when Yasmin and her friends refuse to serve her. She falls off the back of an elephant she rented for the party, crashes into her birthday cake, and finally plunges into the pool. Humiliated, Meredith calls the girls "brats". They decide to take the name as their heading, and are known thereafter as BRATZ
. The girls deal with their own problems: Sasha copes with her separated parents and wants them to try again; Cloe and her mother are struggling to make ends meet. Jade is keeping a part of her identity hidden from her parents. This applies in particular to her overprotective mother.
The film ends on a happy note when the girls perform together at the talent show, overpowering Meredith. Meredith wins the trophy, and the girls win the scholarship, which they give to Cloe. The girls are also invited to a red carpet premiere, where they sing while Meredith watches them with binoculars in the distance.
. It received five Razzie nominations, including Worst Actress
(all four stars were nominated as a group) and Worst Picture
, but it did not win any of the awards for which it was nominated.
Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune
called the film "the most horrifying of 2007", remarking that, while the film seems to promote "releasing what's inside" and "letting your spirit soar high" it is all about clothes and outer beauty. He also said that Jon Voight's talent is wasted: "the actor—a good actor; remember?—looks as dazed as he did after being horked up by the snake in Anaconda
." Ty Burr
of The Boston Globe
advised parents to rent Midnight Cowboy
, saying it would be "less damaging on their [the kids'] psyches than this soulless mall rat of a movie." Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club
concluded his C- review with "This is why the terrorists hate us." In his year-in-review column, however, he cited the film as a "guilty pleasure." A notable review in the Chicago Tribune said that "by the time the movie is over, one hopes the Decepticons will come in and take care of business." Because of that, Richard Roeper
and Michael Phillips
added Bratz on their top ten worst movies of 2007.
At the Razzies, bad reviews comparing the film to the Disney Channel
film High School Musical
were read. The first review read, "Makes High School Musical look like Chicago
." The second read, "Makes High School Musical look like Puccini." The last read, "Makes High School Musical look like Gone With the Wind
."
There were, however, some positive reviews, such as Teresa Wiltz of the Washington Post who describes the film as "earnest, silly and sweet", along with Adam Schubak of TV Guide
who says "Although the film at times seems more a showcase for the trendy clothes specifically tailored for each character's unique personality, it does convey a positive message about loyalty and friendship." Paige Wiser of the Chicago Sun-Times
also states that while it is a "Frivolous, and...forgettable" film, that it is ultimately about high school tolerance.
The film was also popular with fans of the Bratz dolls.
Bratz: The Movie opened at #9 at the box office, making it a flop. In its entire theatrical run, it earned a worldwide gross of $26,013,153.
Bratz
Bratz is an American line of fashion dolls and merchandise manufactured by MGA Entertainment. Four original 10" dolls were released in 2001 - Cloe, Jade, Sasha and Yasmin...
line of cartoon characters and dolls. It was released to American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
theaters on August 3, 2007. It was co-produced by MGA Entertainment, Avi Arad Productions, and Crystal Sky Pictures teamed up. Crystal Sky Pictures financed the film, while Avi Arad
Avi Arad
Avi Arad is an Israeli-American businessman. He became the CEO of the company Toy Biz in the 1990s, and soon afterward became the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, a Marvel director, chairman, CEO and the founder of Marvel Studios....
and MGA executive produced. The screenplay was written by John Doolittle and Susie Singer Carter.
Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
was dropped from the production before the completion of the film. She was originally enlisted to provide wardrobe designs, choreograph the film, executive produce, as well as hold a role in the film. This was revealed on Hey Paula
Hey Paula (TV series)
Hey Paula is an American reality series starring and co-produced by American television personality Paula Abdul that premiered on June 28, 2007 on the Bravo network...
, her own reality show on her personal life. It has been speculated her erratic
Erratic
Erratic can refer to:* Erratic, a project of music artist Jan Robbe* Glacial erratic, is a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests* Erratic ant, a species...
behavior may have been a reason behind her involvement in the film being cut.
The film was shot at Santee Educational Complex in South Los Angeles, California
South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South L.A. and formerly South Central Los Angeles, is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central, and is still widely known...
, while in session. The film was universally panned by critics. This film is for kids and young adults.
Plot
The four friends: Cloe (Skyler ShayeSkyler Shaye
Skyler Anna Shaye is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cloe in Bratz: The Movie.- Acting career :...
), Yasmin (Nathalia Ramos
Nathalia Ramos
Nathalia Ramos is a Spanish-American actress and singer. She is known for playing Yasmin in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and Nina Martin on House of Anubis.- Acting career :...
), Sasha (Logan Browning
Logan Browning
Logan Laurice Browning is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Sasha in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and Brianna in Meet The Browns . She is sometimes credited as Logan L...
) and Jade (Janel Parrish
Janel Parrish
Janel Meilani Parrish is an American actress, singer, Broadway performer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known for playing Jade in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and her recurring role as Mona Vanderwaal on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.-Career:Parrish first achieved fame in...
), are about to start high school. Head girl Meredith Baxter Dimly (Chelsea Staub) wants everyone to belong to a clique, and goes about organizing people. She does not like the independent spirit of the four girls and plots to destroy their friendship and make them conform to her pre-fabricated cliques. Cloe is an ace soccer player. She meets Cameron (Stephen Lunsford
Stephen Lunsford
Stephen Lunsford is an American actor. He portrayed Kit Taylor/Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, the titular hero from Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight He is also known for his role as Cameron on Bratz and for his Recurring role as Dink on Private Practice.-Filmography:* The List as Cotty* Beneath the...
) and is instantly smitten. Sasha is recruited as a cheerleader. Jade meets Dexter (Chet Hanks) and designs great outfits. Yasmin's talent is singing. She meets Dylan (Ian Nelson
Ian Nelson
Ian Nelson is an American actor.-Filmography:*Night and Day - Eric Graham*Private Practice - Kirk Jensen*True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet - Eli Walsh*Legacy - James*Dakota Skye - Jonah...
), who is deaf but can lip read
Sign language
A sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses visually transmitted sign patterns to convey meaning—simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speaker's...
. The friends begin to drift apart, as they are compelled to stay within their cliques.
Two years later, the girls no longer speak to each other. Meredith is organizing a talent show and she engineers it every year so that she can win. Yasmin begins to know Dylan better. Cloe and Cameron like each other, but Meredith likes Cameron as well, and goes out of her way to sabotage their relationship. She sends her dog to mess with Cloe and Cameron. The dog trips Cloe and sends her food flying at Jade. Soon, Sasha and Yasmin get involved, resulting in a food fight, and the four girls end up in detention. Much to Meredith's distaste however, the girls repair their damaged relationship and vow to stay together.
Meredith prepares for a second "Sweet Sixteen Party
My Super Sweet 16
My Super Sweet 16 is an MTV reality series documenting the lives of teenagers, usually in the United States, Canada and UK, who usually have wealthy parents that throw huge coming of age celebrations. Parties include the quinceañera , the sweet 16, and other birthdays including a My Super Sweet 21 ...
", though no one can come unless they are willing to sit with the clique assigned to them by Meredith. Yasmin, Cloe, Jade, and Sasha, unwilling to break their friendship again, refuse to go. But when Cloe's mother becomes sick and can't make the food for the party, Cloe and her friends take over the job. They are humiliated when their server costumes turn out to be clown suits, but Jade and Sasha turn the outfits into amazing clothes that make everyone at the party take notice.
A huge stage has been set up at the party, where Meredith sings. She embarrasses Yasmin but her downfall begins when Yasmin and her friends refuse to serve her. She falls off the back of an elephant she rented for the party, crashes into her birthday cake, and finally plunges into the pool. Humiliated, Meredith calls the girls "brats". They decide to take the name as their heading, and are known thereafter as BRATZ
Bratz
Bratz is an American line of fashion dolls and merchandise manufactured by MGA Entertainment. Four original 10" dolls were released in 2001 - Cloe, Jade, Sasha and Yasmin...
. The girls deal with their own problems: Sasha copes with her separated parents and wants them to try again; Cloe and her mother are struggling to make ends meet. Jade is keeping a part of her identity hidden from her parents. This applies in particular to her overprotective mother.
The film ends on a happy note when the girls perform together at the talent show, overpowering Meredith. Meredith wins the trophy, and the girls win the scholarship, which they give to Cloe. The girls are also invited to a red carpet premiere, where they sing while Meredith watches them with binoculars in the distance.
Cast
- Nathalia RamosNathalia RamosNathalia Ramos is a Spanish-American actress and singer. She is known for playing Yasmin in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and Nina Martin on House of Anubis.- Acting career :...
as Yasmin - Known as Pretty Princess, though it is not mentioned in the film. She is very good at singingSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
but suffers from stage frightStage frightStage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety, fear, or persistent phobia which may be aroused in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience, whether actually or potentially . In the context of public speaking, this fear is termed glossophobia, one of the most common...
, and is also known to be good at journalism. Yasmin misses her friends a lot, but all of them are too busy with their cliques (which shows that they don't always take her much seriously). Throughout the film, she is shown to have no clique, though when she pops her balloon for Meredith's party it says "journalism". She rides a car with a license plate that says "Shoe ♥ R". She lives with her grandmother, Bubbie, and her younger brother, Manny. Her color in the movie is purplePurplePurple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue, and is classified as a secondary color as the colors are required to create the shade....
.
- Janel ParrishJanel ParrishJanel Meilani Parrish is an American actress, singer, Broadway performer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known for playing Jade in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and her recurring role as Mona Vanderwaal on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.-Career:Parrish first achieved fame in...
as Jade - Known as Kool Kat, like it says on her license plate. She is very smart, excelling at scienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and math, as well as home economicsHome EconomicsHome economics is the profession and field of study that deals with the economics and management of the home and community...
. She loves her parents, but often hides her passion for fashion from them. Her clique is between the science and home-ec geeks. She lives with her parents and owns a car with a license that says "Kool Kat". Her color in the movie is blueBlueBlue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
.
- Logan BrowningLogan BrowningLogan Laurice Browning is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Sasha in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and Brianna in Meet The Browns . She is sometimes credited as Logan L...
as Sasha - Known as Bunny Boo, though it is not mentioned in the movie. She is a very talented dancer, which is especially shown in her clique with the cheerleaders. She has joint custodyJoint custodyJoint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties. In joint custody both parents are custodial parents and neither parent is a non-custodial parent, or, in other words, the child has two custodial parents. In the United States, many states recognize two forms of...
with her parents since they are divorced. Although annoyed by this, she is somehow the communication between them. Like her friends, she owns a motorcycle. Her color in the movie is yellowYellowYellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
.
- Skyler ShayeSkyler ShayeSkyler Anna Shaye is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cloe in Bratz: The Movie.- Acting career :...
as Cloe - Known as Angel, though it is not mentioned. She is very good at soccer, but is known to be a klutzKlutzKlutz may refer to:*Most commonly, a clumsy person*Klutz Press is an imprint of Scholastic Press*Klütz is a surname and a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany...
. Her clique is the football jocks. She lives with her single mother who works for Meredith. According to her, she is her hero. It is unknown what happened to her father. She owns a blue motorcycle. Her color in the movie is pinkPinkPink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
.
- Chelsea StaubChelsea StaubChelsea Kane Staub is an American actress and singer professionally known as Chelsea Kane since December 2010. Her first starring role was in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie. She co-starred as Stella Malone in the Disney Channel sitcom Jonas L.A.. She also appeared in the Disney Channel Original...
as Meredith Baxter Dimly - the main antagonist of the movie. A spoiled brat who prides herself on becoming the most popular girl in school, Meredith's two goals are making sure that everybody has their own clique and breaking up the Bratz. She has won the talent showTalent showA talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
three times because she picks the worst acts so she can have a big chance of winning. She has a crush on Cameron, but he doesn't return it thanks to her true colors towards the Bratz.
- Lainie KazanLainie KazanLainie Kazan is an American actress and singer.-Personal life:Kazan was born Lanie Levine in Brooklyn, New York City, the daughter of a Russian Ashkenazi Jewish father who worked as a bookie and a Turkish Sephardic Jewish mother, Carole, whom Kazan has described as "neurotic, fragile and...
as Bubbie - Yasmin's grandmother, who is a chocoholic, because she has a big way with chocolate; for instance, she always give Yasmin pairs of shoes by using chocolate as payment. Nevertheless, she is loving and caring. - Jon VoightJon VoightJonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight is an American actor. He has received an Academy Award, out of four nominations, and three Golden Globe Awards, out of nine nominations. Voight is the father of actress Angelina Jolie....
as Principal Dimly - The school's principal and Meredith's father. - Malese JowMalese JowMalese Jow is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for playing Geena Fabiano, a girl interested in fashion and designing her own clothes on the Nickelodeon television teen sitcom Unfabulous, and Anna, a teenage vampire on The CW television teen drama The Vampire...
as Quinn - the secondary antagonist of the movie. She is Meredith's friend who is bossy and hot-tempered. - Anneliese van der PolAnneliese van der PolAnneliese Louise van der Pol is a Dutch-American actress and singer. After an early career in musical theatre, she was cast as Chelsea Daniels in the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven, a role that gained her renown among young audiences. Van der Pol also has a career as a singer and...
as Avery - the third antagonist. Another friend of Meredith's, she is tough and aggressive. - Emily Rose EverhardEmily Rose EverhardEmily Rose Everhard is an American teen actress best known for her role as Amy Carson on the CBS television series Cake and as Cherish in "Bratz-The Movie"...
as Cherish Baxter Dimly - Meredith's younger sister - Jack Vargas as Tonny
- William MayWilliam MayWilliam May , also known as William Meye, was an English clergyman and divine, who was nominated Archbishop of York in 1560 but died before election....
as Manny - Yasmin's younger brother. - Chester Hanks as Dexter (credited as Chet Hanks)
- Stephen LunsfordStephen LunsfordStephen Lunsford is an American actor. He portrayed Kit Taylor/Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, the titular hero from Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight He is also known for his role as Cameron on Bratz and for his Recurring role as Dink on Private Practice.-Filmography:* The List as Cotty* Beneath the...
as Cameron - Daniel BookoDaniel BookoDaniel Paul Booko is an American actor and Model. He has had roles in The O.C, Hannah Montana, and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as well as in the film Bratz: The Movie. Born to Pastor Paul Booko of Riverside Church in Three Rivers Michigan...
as Brad - Jerad AndersonJerad AndersonJerad Anderson is an American born actor.He is part of the band 100 monkeys with fellow bandmates Jackson Rathbone, Benjamin Graupner, Benjamin Johnson, and M. Lawrence Abrams....
as Jonas Johnson - Ian NelsonIan NelsonIan Nelson is an American actor.-Filmography:*Night and Day - Eric Graham*Private Practice - Kirk Jensen*True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet - Eli Walsh*Legacy - James*Dakota Skye - Jonah...
as Dylan - Tami-Adrian GeorgeTami-Adrian GeorgeTami-Adrian George is an American actress. She is married to Eric Bruskotter, who she met filming Starship Troopers.-Filmography:*Heroes .... Coach Randolph*Bratz: The Movie .... Allison - Sasha’s Mom...
as Allison - Sasha's mother - Kadeem HardisonKadeem HardisonKadeem Hardison is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, a spin-off of the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.-Childhood:...
as Sasha's father - Kim Morgan GreeneKim Morgan GreeneKim Morgan Greene is an American actress.She is perhaps best known for her performance as Channing Carter Colby in the Dynasty spin-off series The Colbys...
as Katie - Cloe's mother - Constance HsuConstance Hsu-Filmography:*Swing Vote - Chinese News Reporter*Passage - Min*Bratz: The Movie - Julie - Jade’s Mom*Just Jordan - Gayle *Black and Blue - Chinese Kidnapper*Sleepwalking - Joan...
as Julie - Jade's mother - Kelly CreanKelly CreanKelly Crean is an American actress.-Filmography:*Opposite Day - Cindy*Bratz: The Movie - Mrs. Funk*The Wedding Bells - Crystal *Smith - Denise...
as Mrs. Funk - Andrea Edwards as Goalie
- Sasha CohenSasha CohenAlexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen is a U.S. figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion.-Personal life:...
as Bethany - Carl Hancock RuxCarl Hancock RuxCarl Hancock Rux is an award winning writer and performer; former Head of the MFA Writing for Performance Program at the California Institute of the Arts and has taught or been in residence at University of California–San Diego, Stanford University, University of Massachusetts Amherst,...
as Mr. Whitman/DJ Wax - Erika-Shaye Gair as Daisy
- Lee RehermanLee RehermanLee Reherman is a former American football player but a current actor and television host.-Personal life:Reherman was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He played football at Cornell University and then played professionally with the Miami Dolphins...
as Vice Principle Sludge
Reception
The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. The film currently holds a 7% critics approval rating on Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
. It received five Razzie nominations, including Worst Actress
Razzie Award for Worst Actress
The Razzie Award for Worst Actress is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actress of the previous year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, along with the film for which they were nominated....
(all four stars were nominated as a group) and Worst Picture
Razzie Award for Worst Picture
The Razzie Award for Worst Picture is an award given out at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst film of the past year. Following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, including each film's distribution company and producer.-1980s:...
, but it did not win any of the awards for which it was nominated.
Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
called the film "the most horrifying of 2007", remarking that, while the film seems to promote "releasing what's inside" and "letting your spirit soar high" it is all about clothes and outer beauty. He also said that Jon Voight's talent is wasted: "the actor—a good actor; remember?—looks as dazed as he did after being horked up by the snake in Anaconda
Anaconda (film)
Anaconda is a 1997, adventure-horror film, directed by Luis Llosa, starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Owen Wilson, and Eric Stoltz. It centers around a film crew for National Geographic who are kidnapped by a hunter who is going after the world's largest giant anaconda, which is...
." Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Ty Burr has been a film critic for the Boston Globe since 2002 where he reviews films alongside Wesley Morris.Born in 1957, he studied film at Dartmouth College and New York University and has written three books: The Hundred Greatest Movies of All Time, The Hundred Greatest Stars of All Time and...
of The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
advised parents to rent Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. It was written by Waldo Salt, directed by John Schlesinger, and stars Dustin Hoffman and newcomer Jon Voight in the title role. Notable smaller roles are filled by Sylvia Miles, John...
, saying it would be "less damaging on their [the kids'] psyches than this soulless mall rat of a movie." Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club is an entertainment newspaper and website published by The Onion. Its features include reviews of new films, music, television, books, games and DVDs, as well as interviews and other regular offerings examining both new and classic media and other elements of pop culture. Unlike its...
concluded his C- review with "This is why the terrorists hate us." In his year-in-review column, however, he cited the film as a "guilty pleasure." A notable review in the Chicago Tribune said that "by the time the movie is over, one hopes the Decepticons will come in and take care of business." Because of that, Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Richard E. Roeper is an American columnist and film critic for The Chicago Sun-Times and now a co-host on The Roe Conn Show on WLS-AM...
and Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips is the name of:*Michael Phillips *Michael Phillips *Michael Phillips *Michael Phillips *Michael Phillips , figure skater and ice dancer...
added Bratz on their top ten worst movies of 2007.
At the Razzies, bad reviews comparing the film to the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
film High School Musical
High School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
were read. The first review read, "Makes High School Musical look like Chicago
Chicago (2002 film)
Chicago is a 2002 musical film adapted from the satirical stage musical of the same name, exploring the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Jazz-age Chicago....
." The second read, "Makes High School Musical look like Puccini." The last read, "Makes High School Musical look like Gone With the Wind
Gone with the Wind
The slaves depicted in Gone with the Wind are primarily loyal house servants, such as Mammy, Pork and Uncle Peter, and these slaves stay on with their masters even after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 sets them free...
."
There were, however, some positive reviews, such as Teresa Wiltz of the Washington Post who describes the film as "earnest, silly and sweet", along with Adam Schubak of TV Guide
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
who says "Although the film at times seems more a showcase for the trendy clothes specifically tailored for each character's unique personality, it does convey a positive message about loyalty and friendship." Paige Wiser of the Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
also states that while it is a "Frivolous, and...forgettable" film, that it is ultimately about high school tolerance.
The film was also popular with fans of the Bratz dolls.
Bratz: The Movie opened at #9 at the box office, making it a flop. In its entire theatrical run, it earned a worldwide gross of $26,013,153.
Musical numbers
| Song | Chiefly Sung By | Other Singers | Scene |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Fabulous" | Meredith | None | My Super Sweet 16 My Super Sweet 16 My Super Sweet 16 is an MTV reality series documenting the lives of teenagers, usually in the United States, Canada and UK, who usually have wealthy parents that throw huge coming of age celebrations. Parties include the quinceañera , the sweet 16, and other birthdays including a My Super Sweet 21 ... Party |
| "It's All About Me" | Meredith | Meredettes | School Talent Show Talent show A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize... |
| "Bratitude" | Bratz | None | School Talent Show |
| "Open Eyes" | Bratz | None | MTV Video Music Awards MTV Video Music Awards An MTV Video Music Award , is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos... Pre-show |