Bratz (2007 film)

Bratz
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sean McNamara
Produced by	Isaac Larian Avi Arad Steven Paul
Screenplay by	Susan Estelle Jansen
Story by	Adam de la Peña David Eilenberg
Starring	Nathalia Ramos Skyler Shaye Logan Browning Janel Parrish Chelsea Kane
Music by	John Coda
Cinematography	Christian Sebaldt
Edited by	Jeff Canavan
Production companies	Crystal Sky Pictures MGA Entertainment Arad Productions
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	August 3, 2007 (2007-08-03)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English Spanish
Box office	$26 million

Bratz is a 2007 American musical live-action comedy film based on the Bratz line of cartoon characters and dolls. The film is directed by Sean McNamara and stars Nathalia Ramos, Skyler Shaye, Logan Browning, and Janel Parrish.

Bratz was released by Lionsgate on August 3, 2007 to critical and commercial failure.

Plot

Four teenage friends — Cloe, Yasmin, Sasha, and Jade — are about to start high school. Self-centered Meredith Baxter Dimly wants everyone to belong to a clique, and goes about organizing students. She does not like the independent spirit of the four girls and plots to destroy their friendship and make them conform to her pre-fabricated cliques. Cloe is an amazing soccer player. She meets Cameron and is instantly smitten. Sasha is recruited as a cheerleader. Jade joins the science club. meets Dexter, and designs great outfits. Yasmin joins journalism, even though her real passion is singing even though she hasn't realized yet. She also feels lonely as her friends are busy with their own cliques. She also meets Dylan, who is deaf but can lip read. The friends begin to drift apart, as they are compelled to stay within their cliques.

Two years later, when an accidental food fight causes them to get detention, they realize that they miss being BFFs and decide to be friends again. They also try to get the other schoolmates to socialize outside their cliques, but their attempts fail when Meredith's 2nd Super Sweet 16 party (which ends disastrously) has them seated with their original cliques.

The upcoming talent show and its prize of a scholarship gives them the idea to bring all the cliques together again with an act, but the chances are slim with Meredith's constant attempts to steal the spotlight. In the end, there is a tie. Meredith gets the trophy, but the girls get the scholarship, which they later give to Cloe.

Cast

The cast of Bratz at the film's Canadian premiere in Toronto

• Nathalia Ramos as Yasmin
• Logan Browning as Sasha
• Janel Parrish as Jade
• Skyler Shaye as Cloe
• Chelsea Kane as Meredith Baxter Dimly
• Anneliese van der Pol as Avery
• Malese Jow as Quinn
• Ian Nelson as Dylan
• Stephen Lunsford as Cameron
• Jon Voight as Principal Dimly
• Lainie Kazan as Bubbie
• Emily Rose Everhard as Cherish Dimly
• Chet Hanks as Dexter
• Carl Hancock Rux as Mr. Whitman

Production

Paula Abdul was dropped from the production before completion. She was originally enlisted to provide wardrobe designs, choreograph the film, executive produce, as well as hold a role in the film. This was revealed on Hey Paula, her reality show on her personal life.

The film was shot from February to March 2007 at Santee Education Complex in South Los Angeles, California, while in session.

Reception

Critical response

Bratz was panned by critics and fans alike. On Rotten Tomatoes, gives the film a rating of 9%, based on 77 reviews, with an average rating 3/10. The site's critical consensus, "Full of mixed messages and dubious role-models, Bratz is too shallow even for its intended audience." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 21 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Awards and nominations

It was nominated for 5 Golden Raspberry Awards in 2007, but "won" none.

• Worst Picture (lost to I Know Who Killed Me)
• Worst Actress for Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Nathalia Ramos and Skyler Shaye (lost as a tie to Lindsay Lohan in I Know Who Killed Me (as the characters of Aubrey and Dakota)
• Worst Supporting Actor for Jon Voight (lost to Eddie Murphy in Norbit (as the character of Mr. Wong)
• Worst Screen Couple for Any combination of two totally airheaded characters (lost to Lindsay Lohan and Lindsay Lohan ("as the yang to her own yin") in I Know Who Killed Me)
• Worst Remake or Rip-off ("a rip-off if there ever was one") (lost to I Know Who Killed Me)

Box office

Bratz grossed $10 million in North America and $16 million in other territories for a total gross of $26 million.

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $4.2 million, finishing in 10th at the box office.

Home media

The film was released on DVD on November 27, 2007.

Musical numbers

Main article: Bratz: Motion Picture Soundtrack

Song	Chiefly Sung By	Other Singers	Scene
"Fabulous"	Meredith	None	My Super Sweet 16 Party
"It's All About Me"	Meredith	Meredettes	School Talent Show
"Bratitude"	Bratz	some students of the school	School Talent Show
"Open Eyes"	Bratz	None	MTV Video Music Awards Pre-show
"Express Yourself"	(Background Music) Black Eyed Peas	None	When Jade is showing off the outfit she changed into on the first day
"Rockstar"	(Background Music) Prima J	None	My Super Sweet 16 Party

See also

• Bratz 4 Real
• List of American films of 2007

External links

• Bratz at IMDb
• Bratz at AllMovie
• Bratz at Box Office Mojo
• Bratz at Rotten Tomatoes
• Bratz at Metacritic