Sydney White

Infobox Film
name = Sydney White


caption = Poster of the film "Sydney White".
director = Joe Nussbaum
producer = James G. Robinson
David C. Robinson
Clifford Werber
writer = Chad Creasey
starring = Amanda Bynes
Sara Paxton
Matt Long
John Schneider
Crystal Hunt
cinematography = Mark Irwin
editing = Danny Saphire
distributor = Universal Pictures
Morgan Creek
released = September 21, 2007
runtime = 90 min.
country = United States
language = English| gross = $11,892,415
website = http://www.myspace.com/sydneywhite
amg_id = 384476
imdb_id = 0815244

"Sydney White" (also known by the working title "Sydney White and the Seven Dorks") is a 2007 film starring Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, and Matt Long, and based on the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

After the success of Warner Bros.' 2004 hit "A Cinderella Story", Universal Studios picked up this project. The film was shot on location in and around Orlando from February 14, 2007 to April 4, 2007. Filming locations included the University of Central Florida, Rollins College, and University High School (Orlando).

Bynes was excited about the project, proclaiming, "We're having the best time, hoping for the best. I think people will connect with the Snow White story, the college setting, the witch, the dorks, all of it. I like the idea that my character is condemned by the Kappas, which is something a lot of girls go through. Evil witches always hate 'the fairest of them all.' So she befriends these dorks, [it's] a good movie for kids".cite web | work=Orlando Sentinel. | title=Amanda Bynes on Location in Orlando | url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2007/03/sydney_white_am.html]

Plot

Sydney White has grown up amongst construction workers ever since her mother died (when she was 9). She earns a scholarship for college and hopes to follow in the footsteps of her mother and enter the Kappa sorority. When she realized the sorority life wasn't for her, she moved out of the house and moved into "The Vortex,"(Which is called Vortex because it sucks in losers) a house on Greek Row for people who don't belong. There, she meets 7 dorks (the 7 dwarves). She realizes what great people they are, and she gets one of them, Terrance, to run for Student Body President in order to take back what the Greeks have had for so long. When those dreams are denied (Terrance has already graduated), Sydney runs for president herself.

Cast

*Amanda Bynes as Sydney White (Snow White)
*Matt Long as Tyler Prince (Prince Charming)
*Sara Paxton as Rachel Witchburn (Wicked Queen)
*John Schneider as Paul White (Snow's father)
*Crystal Hunt as Demetria "Dinky Hodgekiss" Rosemead
*Jeremy Howard as Terrance (Doc)
*Danny Strong as Gurkin (Grumpy)
*Samm Levine as Spanky (Happy)
*Adam Hendershott as Jeremy (Bashful)
*Jack Carpenter as Lenny (Sneezy)
*Donté Bonner as Embele (Sleepy)
*Arnie Pantoja as George (Dopey)
*Brian Patrick Clarke as Professor Carlton

Critical reception

As of September 21, 2007 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 37% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 75 reviews (a movie is considered "rotten" when it receives less than 60% positive reviews). [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sydney_white/ |title=Sydney White - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2007-09-21 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes] Film critic Laura Kern of the "New York Times" said: "Ms. 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." [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/movie-1175180/reviews.php?critic=columns&sortby=default&page=1&rid=1672979 |title="Sydney White" movie review |accessdate=2007-09-22 |publisher=New York Times]

On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 44 out of 100, based on 19 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/sydneywhite |title=Sydney White (2007): Reviews |accessdate=2007-09-21 |publisher=Metacritic]

"Sydney White, according to its producers, is a sequel to Hilary Duff's "A Cinderella Story", and it shares with that 2004 film the vacuum-like ability to suck the fun out of a fairy tale." —Maureen M. Hart, "Chicago Tribune"cite quote

"Sydney White's message of embracing all kinds of people and not quaking in fear of the elite and popular is a sound one, but each twist and turn is so telegraphed and expected that the story feels wan and the comedy feeble." —Claudia Puig, "USA Today"cite quote

Rating

The film was rated PG-13 by the MPAA for some language, sexual humor, and partying.

References

External links

*imdb title|0815244|Sydney White
*rotten-tomatoes|id=sydney_white|title=Sydney White
*metacritic film|id=sydneywhite|title=Sydney White
*mojo title|id=sydneywhite|title=Sydney White
*amg movie|id=1:384476|title=Sydney White
* [http://www.myspace.com/sydneywhite Official MySpace]