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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineI like Amanda Bynes movies…and I’m a dork!
- 63New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithDestined to enchant the slumber parties.
- 60The New York TimesLaura KernThe New York TimesLaura KernMs. Bynes, with her cherubic face, expressive eyes and comic timing, helps create a positive, pleasing diversion that caters to the geek in all of us.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerAlthough Bynes exudes a devil-may-care attitude that is fun to watch, the formulaic movie ultimately falls apart around her.
- 50USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigEach twist and turn is so telegraphed and expected that the story feels wan and the comedy feeble.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenCute and cartoonish rule the day, and teens and tweens will be the film's chief audience.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyFor all these references to the fairytale, Sydney White soon takes an easier path, recycling familiar "Mean Girls" and "Revenge of the Nerds" scenarios.
- 40L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyUnfortunately, this film doesn’t have the cojones to take the fairy tale all the way and have Rachel marry Sydney’s dad (or cast actual dwarfs). But director Joe Nussbaum knows his dorkdom, and nails it.
- 40Los Angeles TimesJan StuartLos Angeles TimesJan StuartSydney White is a carnival of ethnic and social stereotypes that are rising up against the lily-white status quo. In Hollywood, blond princesses and fairy tales die hard.
- 0The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonWhat's the excuse for dumbing down Snow White to moron level? Are there really people out there who thought the original version just didn't have enough toilet jokes?