From Justin to Kelly 2003

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Despite all the constant discussion of raging hormones, hot babes and whipped-cream bikini contests, the movie is Disney-clean and curiously asexual. Read more

Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times: From Justin to Kelly is less a movie than a big-screen bobblehead of Fox TV's phenomenon American Idol. Read more

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: The entire movie is vaguely unsettling. Read more

Karen Heller, Philadelphia Inquirer: [From Justin to Kelly] is basically a more wholesome MTV Dance Party, the musical festivities interrupted every so often to search for a plot. Read more

Ed Bark, Dallas Morning News: A better-than-expected diversion. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: The motion picture equivalent of Cheez Whiz. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Arguably the most insipid movie released so far this century. Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: More than anything, From Justin To Kelly needs Simon Cowell. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: From Justin to Kelly is all about earnest boy-girl courtship and buoyant musicality. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: What's depressing about From Justin to Kelly, whose title seems to refer to the text messages he sends her, is that it's been made without a lick of love, skill, or, apparently, money. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: How bad is From Justin to Kelly? Set in Miami during spring break, it's like Grease: The Next Generation acted out by the food-court staff at SeaWorld. Read more

Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: Having won first and second place in some sort of TV talent show, Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini get to play movie star, a bonus all America should immediately vote to have removed from the prize bin. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: An 80-minute cavalcade of music-video-style numbers, strung together with little fits of dialogue for pretty, gym-toned performers who are given the names of characters. Read more

Heather Havrilesky, Salon.com: One of the worst movies you'll ever see -- but it's still not worth seeing. Read more

C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle: From Justin to Kelly may be right out of the Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello scrapbook, but that's not the movie they are making here. Read more

Scott Foundas, Variety: Pic's residence in theaters looks to be about as brief as a spring break hotel stay. Read more

Laura Sinagra, Village Voice: Amid this glad tumble of Limited lycra ... surreality seeps in: American flags fly prominently; and despite sideline breakin', all rappers are white. Read more