Clueless

Overall Heckerling has perfectly captured the essence of Austen's comedy.

This movie is satirical. And hysterical.

Silverstone's read of Cher -- not to mention her overflowing cup of cuteness -- makes the character likable.

Heckerling's sharp eye for the wallpaper of high school life -- a background strewn with nose-job bandages, preternaturally baggy pants, cell phones -- and her sharp screenwriter's ear for teen-speak make Clueless rich, affectionate fun.

In a summer of great thrillers and action pictures, the comedies have been few and feeble. But Clueless stands out as a picture that's both funny and a lot of fun.

Alicia Silverstone is pure gold.

With a confident irony that never robs its characters of their integrity, Heckerling takes Clueless into a realm that both comments on and inhabits the teen movie archetype, so that what’s left goes beyond the genre’s conventions and builds upon them.

Adult spectators won't watch it, and the Cher's of society will never understand its irony. [Full review in Spanish]

Clueless was not as annoying as I had expected and actually had its share of hilarious moments.

As it is, you might just go postal over the witty lines.