On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 28% based on reviews from 75 critics, with the site's consensus "Though this cheerleader comedy has an intriguing premise, it's too empty-headed and saddled with too many lame jokes to live up to it. Also, some critics say the movie is irresponsible in its depiction of teens and guns." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 48% based on reviews from 17 critics. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "D+" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, and wrote: "It's not a great high school movie like Election, but it's alive and risky and saucy." Brendan Kelly of Variety gave the film a positive review, calling it "[q]uite a smart little film with a surprising satirical edge." Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B grade, and wrote: "It's fun in its raunchy unwieldiness." Peter Travers at Rolling Stone compared the film unfavorably to Bring It On, saying it was "not in the same clever league" and is critical that Suvari is underused, and that the gags are "scattershot at best". Bruce Westbrook of the Houston Chronicle wrote, "The actors didn't seem worried by taking a comic approach to teen crime." Box office The film opened at number five at the North American box office, earning $5,891,176 USD in its opening weekend. By the end of its run, it had grossed $13,305,101 in the domestic box office and $16,908,947 worldwide; based on a $11 million budget, the film might have made small profit. Soundtrack "Girls" by Lefty "Rock and Roll Part 2" by Gary Glitter "Blitzkrieg Bop" by The Nutley Brass "Glockenpop" by Spiderbait "Critical Nature" by The Dragonflies "Ready to Go" by Republica "Girl Power" by Shampoo "Bohemian Like You" by The Dandy Warhols "Watch Her Now" by Mark Mothersbaugh "She's So Huge" by The Flys "Feliz Navidad" by José Feliciano "Shazam" by Spiderbait "Cannonball" by The Breeders "News Flash" by Shampoo "B'cos We Rock" by Brassy "Pistolero" by Juno Reactor "American Girl" by Cindy Alexander "Let's Rob a Bank" by Size 14 References External links 2001 black comedy films 2001 directorial debut films 2001 films 2000s crime comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000s heist films 2000s high school films 2000s teen comedy films American black comedy films American crime comedy