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What a Girl Wants (2003) 5.8
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5.8/10 from 44,617 users
Metascore: 41/100
Reviews: 193 user | 65 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com An American teenager learns that her father is a wealthy British politician running for office. Although she is eager to find him, she realizes it could cause a scandal and cost him the election. Director:Dennie Gordon |
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| Colin Firth | ... | ||
| Kelly Preston | ... | ||
| Eileen Atkins | ... | ||
| Anna Chancellor | ... | ||
| Jonathan Pryce | ... | ||
| Oliver James | ... | ||
| Christina Cole | ... | ||
| Sylvia Syms | ... | ||
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Soleil McGhee | ... |
Young Daphne
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Daphne, a seventeen-year-old girl from New York goes to England in search of her father, who does not know he had a child with an American girlfriend he met while working in Morocco, and whose aristocratic family did not approve of the woman. Written by Anonymous
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Trying to fit in. Born to stand out.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 April 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
American Girl See more »Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$11,434,964 (USA) (4 April 2003)Gross:
$401,212 (Brazil) (3 October 2003)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Ian: No.
Daphne Reynolds: Come on, why not?
Ian: Well, first of all I could get fired; and second of all, I could get fired!
Daphne Reynolds: Oh come on!
Ian: No. No, no!
Daphne Reynolds: Wimp.
Ian: No. No!
Daphne Reynolds: For me?
[bats eyelashes flirtatiously]
[...]
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Written by Mr. Scruff (as Michael Andrew Carthy), Moondog (as Louis Hardin), and John Henry
Performed by Mr. Scruff
Courtesy of Ninja Tune
Contains samples from "Hypin' Woman Blues"
Performed by T-Bone Walker
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film and TV Music and "Lament I, 'Birds Lament"
Performed by Moondog
Courtesy of Sony Classical
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Trivia
Anna Chancellor and Christina Cole who play mother and daughter in this movie both played Caroline Bingley. Anna in Pride and Prejudice (1995) with Colin Firth (who is also in this movie) and Christina in Lost in Austen (2008). See more »Goofs
in the last scene when she is dancing with her dad and having conversations her left cheek is touching his left shoulder and cheek but as the conversation progresses the camera shots keep changing and her right cheek is touching his right cheek, back and forth and back and forth again and again. See more »Quotes
Daphne Reynolds: Let's get the party started!Ian: No.
Daphne Reynolds: Come on, why not?
Ian: Well, first of all I could get fired; and second of all, I could get fired!
Daphne Reynolds: Oh come on!
Ian: No. No, no!
Daphne Reynolds: Wimp.
Ian: No. No!
Daphne Reynolds: For me?
[bats eyelashes flirtatiously]
[...]
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Soundtracks
Get a Move OnWritten by Mr. Scruff (as Michael Andrew Carthy), Moondog (as Louis Hardin), and John Henry
Performed by Mr. Scruff
Courtesy of Ninja Tune
Contains samples from "Hypin' Woman Blues"
Performed by T-Bone Walker
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film and TV Music and "Lament I, 'Birds Lament"
Performed by Moondog
Courtesy of Sony Classical
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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I saw the movie with my mid-teen sister who's exactly the target audience of this film. Now there are many films that are not for everybody, they do not excel in acting, directing, screenplay or effects to be called a 'good movie'. They are meant for certain part of the audience who, if it sticks to the specific formula, just love them. Now I wasn't meant to love "What a girl wants", but I guess, thinking from my point of view, it's a good diversion from me.
The script is above the level I was expecting and young Amanda Bynes acted quite well. Colin Firth seemed a little wooden. There are bits of little innocent humors in places that makes it a relief to watch. The shooting locations and the sets are fine. The soundtrack too is catchy. So even the storyline is very very shallow, one should not complain or analyze too much about such films.