
It's interesting how the erotic limitations of a PG-13 rating allows Denis to remake the sexually active Beth into a virgin. Starring Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter. When Denis (Rust), the geekiest guy in high school, proclaims his love for super-popular Beth Cooper. When Denis (Paul Rust), the geekiest guy in high school, proclaims his love for super-popular Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere), during his valedictorian. Just imagine his reaction if the film wasn't so coy, and his dream girl did something more provocative than "suck face for two seconds". But the real shock comes that night when Beth shows up at Denis’ house with her two best friends to show him how the cool kids party. I Love You, Beth Cooper (1,050) 5.3 1 h X-Ray PG-13. To Denis' horror, Beth made the first move she kissed the clerk, for a lousy six-pack of beer. To avoid an R rating, "I Love You, Beth Cooper" unintentionally reverts to the social mores of the fifties, contrary to its contemporary trappings.
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Back in the car, Denis' horrified reaction to this Production Code era bit of hanky panky between two horny teenagers seems overblown. When the sales clerk refuses to sell her alcohol, she propositions him: a kiss for the beer, which sounds conspicuously tame coming from a girl who has "hello" embroidered on her panties. One character uses a mug fashioned to look like a bare female chest. This film depicts teens drinking and driving, and consuming alcohol at a house party. "I guess I shoulda known by the way u parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last," observed the pre-emancipated, pre-unpronouncable icon, pre-purple dynamo circa 1982, who knew exactly how Denis Cooverman(Paul Rust) felt in the ensuing moments after Beth parks her Yaris(not sideways, alas, in a lot) outside a convenience store. I Love You, Beth Cooper is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for crude and sexual content, language, some teen drinking and drug references, and brief violence. Critics Consensus: Heavily reliant on stereotypes and shallow teen comedy clichs, I Love You Beth Cooper is a humorless affair that fails to capture the charm. Working within the parameters of its PG-13 rating, the film relies a lot on Beth's reckless proclivity for speed, much like the Prince song "Little Red Corvette"("baby you're much too fast"), as a metaphor for her latent sexuality.

Songs by Against Me and The Hives come off sounding inorganic in the film's respective car scenes, because no matter how fast Beth Cooper(Hayden Panettiere) drives, neither the cheerleader nor the "Star Wars"-obsessed nerd seem cool enough for either band. Songs by Against Me and The Hives come off sounding inorganic in the film's respective car scenes, because no matter how fast Beth "I Love You, Beth Cooper" is sort of like "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", but without any of Michael Cera or Kat Dennings' hipster cool.

"I Love You, Beth Cooper" is sort of like "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", but without any of Michael Cera or Kat Dennings' hipster cool.
