Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not attract. At least that's what they always believed. When they met as twelve-year-olds, they disliked one another. When they met again as teenagers, they loathed each other. But when they meet in college, the uptight Ryan and the free-spirited Jennifer find that their differences bind them together and a rare friendship develops.
Boys and Girls is a formulaic late-90s/early-2000s romantic comedy that hits every predictable beat of the opposites-attract genre without bringing anything distinctive to the table. The plot recycles well-worn tropes of will-they-won't-they college romance, the acting from Freddie Prinze Jr. and Claire Forlani is serviceable but unremarkable, and the cinematography is flat and televisual. Novelty scores a 1 as this is essentially a by-the-numbers entry in a crowded genre with no memorable stylistic or narrative innovation. The ending resolves predictably with no surprises, landing solidly in average territory overall.