Get Over it is perfectly exemplifies the phrase “Timing is everything.” If the movie had been released a few months earlier (or a few months later) it might have been a box office hit. The studio dumped it off into theatres in March of 2001 and it was met with complete indifference by its target audience, teenagers. Just months earlier, this same audience had made Bring It On ( also starring Kirsten Dunst) a smash hit, but now they couldn’t careless. It died instantly at the box office (grossing a paltry $19 million worldwide against a 22 million budget) and quickly faded into obscurity. This cycle of teenage movies had worn itself out and audiences would begin to crave bigger and better things; the releases of Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone and Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring at the end of the year would mark the beginning of studios pumping their money into popular franchises. The pity is that Get Over It is easily the most imaginatively direc
This is a blog that is devoted entirely to film analysis. I tend to analyze movies in a historical context. What were the cultural trends at the time? Why was the rationale behind the movie? I also tend to write about lesser-known movies, as there really isn't much more that can be said about most mainstream movies. I hope you enjoy!!!