From Justin to Kelly (2003)

User Rating:

1.6/10   

Director:

Robert Iscove

Writer (WGA):

Kim Fuller (written by)

Release Date:

20 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

The tale of two American Idols

Plot:

A lonely, sexually repressed man. A depressed woman. A summer camp. On this fateful night, they will meet... and their hearts will become one.

Plot Keywords:

Miami Beach | Beach | Spring Break | Critically Bashed | Exploitation

Awards:

2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Kelly Clarkson	...	Kelly
Justin Guarini	...	Justin
Katherine Bailess	...	Alexa
Anika Noni Rose	...	Kaya
Greg Siff	...	Brandon
Brian Dietzen	...	Eddie
Jason Yribar	...	Carlos
Theresa San-Nicholas	...	Officer Cutler
Justin Gorence	...	Greg
Christopher Bryan	...	Luke
Kaitlin Riley	...	Ashley
Renee Robertson	...	Brianna
Yamil Piedra	...	Darren
Marc Macaulay	...	Mr. O'Mara
Toi Svane Stepp	...	Lizzie

Also Known As:

From Justin to Kelly: A Tale of Two American Idols (USA) (working title)
From Justin to Kelly: With Love (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements, sensuality and brief language.

Runtime:

81 min | USA:90 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG | Italy:T | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #39819)

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

19 Entertainment

Trivia:

During filming on the beach in Miami, Florida, Kelly Clarkson would simply lie down in the sand and take a nap, rather than walking over to her chair, in the shade.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Justin is talking to the girl sitting under the canopy at the beach, set crew, monitors, and lighting are visible in background.

Quotes:

Luke: Why don't you back off side-show Bob?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: The Ziff Who Came to Dinner (#15.14)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Boom Boom Boom

If You Read Only One User Comment On Here, Uh, This Is Probably About The Same As It

Before Kelly Clarkson actually started producing some decent pop, this was pretty much the only product of American Idol for a bit. And what an product it was. The sheer lack of enthusiasm put forward in this movie is, to say the least, daunting.

Set during a spring break, Kelly, the clichéd Texan girl who wants to be a big singer but is stuck in a lowly bar, runs into Justin, who smiles an abnormally large amount and has a really, seriously ridiculous perm. I mean, come on. It looks like cotton candy. They both go to Florida, and watch loads of "babes" and do a bunch of PG-13 related spring break hi-jinks, of which there aren't many. Hence why they're college hi-jinks. Doi.

Anyway, after a rather dumb meet cute between Justin and Kelly, the plot, which would have difficulty filling up a 22 minute sitcom let alone this 90 minute trash fest, begins to unfold. Basically, Kelly's blonde friend wants Justin, and he wants Kelly, so to get revenge on him, she gives him her phone number, and then makes it look like Kelly doesn't care about him. I'm sure you can imagine the complex and thought provoking scenarios that this could spin out into, but don't hurt yourself.

A quick note on the musical numbers: you have a mute button. Employ it LIBERALLY. Thank you.

Obviously, From Justin to Kelly is meant for twelve year old girls, who have seen the same plot a couple of dozen times before, only this time it doesn't involve Barbie and/or Fairies (insert joke here). If you are a twelve year old girl, go rent Sleepover. It's much better than this, and it has cute boys. If you're not a twelve year old girl (which is a good thing), stay, stay away from this factory made piece of crap.