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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) More at IMDb Pro »
25 out of 30 people found the following comment useful :-
Hilarious!!! Great Fun!!! Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow Are Terrific!!!, 31 July 2001
Author: movies2u from United States
"Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" is a terrific comedy that you can't miss. This film is plain fun and makes you laugh throught the movie!! Mira Sorvino is great as Romy White , as is Lisa Kudrow as the ditsy yet fun Michele, and Janeane Garfolo as the rude and moody Heather Moony. This film is a sure great comedy. If you liked "Clueless" or "Legally Blonde" this is a great film for you!!! The acting is great, and the film itself is a non-stop laughing machine!!!!! This is a great and hilarious film that keeps you laughing!! I give this film a 10 out of 10!!!! :)
26 out of 34 people found the following comment useful :-
Hilarious. The "Mean Girls" of 97, 28 October 2004
Author: admin-370 from UK
My sister and I originally rented this film when I was 9/10 years old. Since then I have watched it possibly 20 times. Its one of the funniest films I've seen and is not only a great flashback of the 80s [Although not a damn patch on 13 GOING ON 30] but a hilarious bimbo movie, possibly the best if it weren't for 2004's MEAN GIRLS.
This is an endearing, funny, mean, warm movie about the innocence of being a bimbo and its negatives and positives. Lisa Kudrow is especially comfortable in this role thanks to Pheobe.
It's not exactly high brow humour, but the laughers and great characters of the 97 set picture not only bring back memories of the 1990s now but it also lets us all know that we shouldn't accept the crap of todays Hollywood. Brilliant [A]
19 out of 21 people found the following comment useful :-
Sex-change for "Dumb & Dumber" : blondes have more fun, 21 April 2003
Author: george.schmidt (george.schmidt@hbo.com) from fairview, nj
ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (1997) ***1/2 Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo, Alan Cumming.
Hysterically funny comedy about two best friends/roomies Sorvino and Kudrow (think female "Dumb and Dumber") facing their 10th high school reunion and, realizing their lives are not worth really bragging about, coming up with pseudo lives. Lots of belly laughs especially Kudrow's explanation of how Post-It glue is made and her run in with a limo. Garofalo is a scream as their fellow bitter alumni. Kudos to costumer Mona Maya's outlandishly colorful creations, Robin Schiff's kitschy screenplay based on her play "Ladies' Room" and a waycool soundtrack of ersatz 80s tunes (best one: The Smithereen's "Blood & Roses" to start off the flashback). Directed in high comic style and snappish glee by David Mirkin.
15 out of 21 people found the following comment useful :-
Harmless Entertainment, 20 December 2004
Author: stude62-1 from United States
For those of us who weren't in the "in" crowd, but turned out OK, this movie is a hoot. And the message is pretty clear: Happiness comes from within, not how successful people think you are.
Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorveno excel as to Blonds who return to their high school reunion intent on making the "Popular People" stand up and take notice. These two are the movie, and an confused appearance by Janeane Garofalo only garbles the basic plot, which isn't wide enough to absorb her. Alan Cummings bit part shows his true talent of being able to step into any role and fit in.
The only place where the movie fails is too much time with Romy and Michelle in L.A., and not enough with them at the reunion, which if written correctly could have made this laugh out loud funny.
11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful :-
blonde misfits, 16 November 2005
Author: nobbytatoes from Australia
Romy and Michele have been friends since school. They stick to each other and just have the best time together. In school they were outcasts but it never phased them one bit. They currently reside in L.A. and are exactly how they were in school. When they hear that there is a high school reunion, they are over joyed about going back to meet everyone again; even their nemesis the A group. But they realise that people might not be impressed with their lives, so they think of a lie that makes them look really successful. But from this simple lie their friendship is broken apart and are made the laughing stock at the reunion.
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion is a great little comedy of nostalgia; looking back upon school years, the fashion, the music and how people were back then; seeing that they've changed or just stayed completely the same.
Overall this doesn't say much; there is that moral that friendship is the most important and to stand by your friends in any situation. There is that idea also that when people look back upon school years people realise if they were liked or not; Christy and the A group finding they were the most hated and despised and that the 'freaks' of school go on to be the most successful.
Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow fit their characters perfectly; giving so much energy and naivety to them. Janeane Garofalo was great as the surly, fowl mouthed Heather Mooney and Alan Cumming as the nerdy Sandy Frink is also great.
It isn't the best comedy, but its still a great watch. Makes you look upon your own school years.
6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :-
"Have a Romy and Michelle Day!", 18 September 2001
Author: vasco_cid (vasco_cid@hotmail.com) from Chamusca, Portugal
-The Best: Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo, the most talented writer who provided us one of the most pleasant comedy movies to sit along for 1 hour and half. -The Worst: The runtime which is very small and the irritating Julia Campbell. The Rating- 7/10
Romy and Michelle are two best friend's who have been together for a very long time and never separated one from each other. One day, pulling out the year book, they remember how amazing and fun were the old times at high school. Discovering the existence of a ten year anniversary from their twelfth grade they, very enthusiastically prepare everything to go, when all of the sudden, they realize that normally on this kinds of parties everyone would proudly tell how successful their lives are currently even if they have to lie! The reality bumps into their minds: they are not successful, they don't have a wealthy life, and while one is cashier, the other is unemployed…. Now, they start racing against time to find boyfriend's to each other, and most desperately try to find a decent job. Two weeks have passed and the reunion is one day away, they didn't get any of the two things the two proposed, and while heading to the party Romy gets the idea of saying that they invented post-its!
From this point on the movie starts gathering all the characters of the movie for the big party. What results from this movie, fulfils all the viewers expectations, and in addition, does what a good comedy should: entertain, smile, and makes us laugh until our stomach hurts! This movie is to be seen until its very small detail which leads us to even more laughs. Almost all the cast is hilarious and there's also place for the ‘villains' starring the most annoying of all Julia Campbell as Christie Masters, well I know that's her role and she needs to look mean and, all, but let's face it she is really annoying to the part.
Get yourselves all together to this big party called ‘ Romy and Michele's High School Reunion', seat back, enjoy and have fun, recalling all the greatest hits from the 80's which are a remarkable point to the very century's history and to the movie as well, no one will even forget the greatest leaving of Romy and Michelle via Helicopter with one of the greatest 80's songs behind….
See it, it's absolutely worth watching…… 7/10
7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful :-
A classic in cluelessness, hugely entertaining!, 21 January 2007
Author: Amy Adler from Toledo, Ohio
Romy (Mira Sorvino) and Michele (Lisa Kudrow) live in Venice, California and love watching the film Pretty Woman. They also adore going out to the dance clubs every night and looking for their own potentially rich boyfriends. However, on most evenings they end up turning down invitations from jerks and dancing with each other instead. Word arrives that their ten year high school reunion is approaching. Since Romy and Michele were certified geeks at school, they get the idea that they will make a triumphant return as winners. After all, they both look pretty and they can make up the rest. So, they outfit themselves as successful businesswoman, with a hot car and cell phone and take off for Arizona. Will they be able to fool the old gang with their new, trumped-up identities? This is a classic tale of dumb blondes who are clueless but, who nevertheless, end up making good. Sorvino and Kudrow are perfection itself as the dimwitted but lovely blondes. Janeane Garofalo is also on hand to steal scenes with her acid wit and intelligence. The costumes are to die for and the overall production values are very nice. But, most importantly, the humor is abundant and zestful. If you need to drop all your worries and get your fighting spirit back, spend an evening with the delightful Romy and Michele. They will make you giggle and get you ready to face the more somber world again with a renewed and optimistic attitude.
4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-
"Do you have some kind of businesswomen's special?", 2 January 2005
Author: bregund from San Francisco
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"Yeah, 'cause we're businesswomen." I don't know why I like this movie so much, but it must strike a chord with a lot of people because lately they've been showing it a lot on t.v. Mira Sorvino looks great, and Lisa Kudrow really nails the part of Michele. I wish the movie had more Janeane Garofalo, because she can toss off a line as though she's ad-libbing. This movie is dopey and fun and you don't have to think very much, so it's great if you just want to chill for a couple of hours. Romy and Michele are perfect examples of the iconic vapid, superficial southern California beach girl. Their ignorance makes them endearing, and when Romy's heart is broken at the prom and Michele offers a consolation dance, you can't help feeling sorry for her. The music is great, it's all eighties like Bananarama and Wang Chung and Kenny Loggins. The dance sequences, in the disco and at the reunion, are well done and perfectly suited to the style of this movie. My favorite scene in the whole film relates to the quote in my summary, when they walk into the eatery and ask the waitress if they have a businesswomen's special, because they're businesswomen in a hurry. I love these kooky girls, they're hilarious!
3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-
An awfully bad movie., 9 December 2002
Author: Sjoerd (Filmfan-NL) from Netherlands
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SPOILERS AHEAD The story: We see two stereotype (unpopular in highschool) blondes (and the best looking of all, yeah right) being made fun of by the popular broads. One of these is clearly the bossy type, the others of course do not dislike our main characters so much but want to fit in and play along. Have we seen this before, yes a million times or more. Next we see them -unchanged ???- but 10 years later, thinking of how they will 'do' in the high school reunion. Bore bore. Okay. They make up the story: we're business-women who invented the 3m post-its, we'll be so admired, yawn. Loan a neat car and go. Argue about who of them did invent the post-its and split up before they enter the reunion. Then one dreams of how the event goes - o unhappy end, they fight even when they're 80. Pop - wakes up! At the reunion both tell they invented the post-it. A third girl (gets her lover in the end too)spoils the joke by telling who did actually invent it. O you naughty girls lied, oooohhh. Laughing stock. So then they (have to) stick together again, it is not important to be successful, it's about being yourself. And everybody but bossy-bitch now likes them and their cool outfits. @#%@^^@%!!!!!!! And the real turn off is the end. Of course the most successful guy (and still himself of course, NOT) gets the girl, and the two girls become... themselves? Well that too, but above all:SUCCESSFUL in their business. And the bad girl is dumped by all.
In a nutshell. Seen it, been there done that disliked it... Why do American comedies always pretend to esteem showing your true personality higher than success and without exception end with all 'good' people being successful ???? It is beyond me. Are we 'like' idiots ?
Trash instantly. Forget this one. No rent, no watch on telly no nothing. Too bad Pheebs is in it, I like her 'like' sooo in Friends. And Romy is a nice chick allright. But no actress.
Two friends decide to attend their 10-year high school reunion to prove to the popular kids that they have become successful., 7 October 2008
Author: ltlacey from United States
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This is probably one of the most under-rated films of all time. The comedic timing of all the actors was right on and the movie, though it was kind of making fun of, for some, real high school experiences, managed to do so without condescending or, IMO, pandering (too much). What we have are 2 young women, 10 years after graduating high school, who seem to really have gone nowhere. But for them, until they learn about the reunion, that's just fine. They somehow manage to survive and are enjoying their lives and are truly happy. Of course they are just 28 so one must keep that point in mind. Still plenty of time to figure out one's life. The story then revolves around them learning about their 10-year high school reunion and they want to go, but Romy, who on the surface seems to be the smarter of the 2, wants to do so but make an impression by showing the "A List" group that they are now successful. Each of us has been in one of those groups, though called something different depending on your generation, but the premise is the same whether one attended high school in the 50s, 60s, 70s or 80s (even the 90s). There are always those kids who are the most popular and some of them are some of the biggest bullies on campus, making life for everyone else miserable. The geeks and nerds (who usually are the ones who head off to get graduate degrees and thus making some decent money and become very successful). The artsy group. The loners and others that just do not fit into any group, thus make their own groups, such as what Romy and Michelle did. So the 2 end up going to the reunion, and have come up with a story about how they have become successful, though in the process end up having a huge fight about it. Probably because in their hearts they know this is wrong, and after they have been exposed they realize that being a fake gets you nowhere, and as they learn, the worse thing that can ever happen is to lose one's best friend. Everyone should just be who they are, and this includes those snotty "I think I am better than everyone else group". Thankfully, most of those people grow up and realize they were awful. Of course, this is Hollywood and we must have a happy ending with the villains getting their due, which happens of course, and in a quite clever way I might add, and we end the movie with our 2 ditsy blondes actually becoming successful. The moral of the story could be, What goes around comes around. Check it out for an afternoon of easy entertainment.
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