Stometer
Save your money for something good and enjoyable
AnhartLinkin
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Fatma Suarez
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
TheLittleSongbird
I am not saying this is the best show ever, because it isn't, but I like it. True it is very predictable at times, and may have some clichéd characters here and there and it is not the most original show ever admittedly.The animation is bright and colourful, and the music is nice. The writing is amusing and the stories do have their very good moments. I for one like the title character Sharon, her screaming and all that may annoy some, but she has a great and loyal personality, and I think Alicia Silverstone did a swell job voicing her.Overall, a good if not great show. 7/10 Bethany Cox
mrsdhansen
Watching Braceface is about so much more than watching a girl deal with her braces. It's all about being teenaged (or pre-teen) and the issues that come with it. Boyfriends, rivals, parents, embarrassment, friendship, insecurities... it's all in there. Most young people who watch Braceface should be able to identify, if even just a little, with one of the show's characters. The braces are just a mechanism of mischief. All in all, Braceface can get pretty deep (for a cartoon) and can make you look at yourself differently. It's much needed positive entertainment, compared to other pre-teen and teen offerings. As a mother, I am proud that my daughter has chosen to watch a show that she can actually get something out of for a change.
Victor Field
Alicia Silverstone and Liv Tyler made a wonderful team in Aerosmith's video for "Crazy" back in 1994, the same year the lovely Liv made her screen debut in "Silent Fall" (oh dear). By 1995 Alicia was the bigger star thanks to her turn in the delightful "Clueless," and everyone had forgiven her for "The Crush." Then she formed First Kiss Productions through which she did "Excess Baggage" (like Sylvester Stallone's White Eagle with "Lock Up," there wasn't a followup), gained some excess baggage of her own, and signed up as Batgirl in "Batman & Robin" - a mistake from which her career, unlike George Clooney's, hasn't recovered to this day."Braceface" didn't help her much either; this pretty standard teen-targeted cartoon executive produced by the former Cher Horovitz also stars her as the voice of the nicknamed title character, whose happy adolescent life changes when she's stuck with braces for two years. Do they give her superpowers? Are they talking braces? No, just regular braces; making her more self-conscious, and so on.The thing is, there's little that distinguishes this series from other animated ("What About Mimi?", "The Proud Family") or live-action shows of its ilk, other than Miss Silverstone's slightly over-enthusiastic line readings (though it's preferable to just delivering them dully, a la DeForest Kelley on the animated "Star Trek") - it's been seen before, and better. The show's scrappy animation doesn't help either; it's more grotesque than anything with a braces-wearing title character has any right to be. Ultimately, the biggest criticism of this show is that I missed yesterday's airing ("Braceface" is shown Sunday mornings on Five in the UK), and I didn't feel like I was missing something essential. It's not as pointed as "Daria" or as amusing as "Agrippine," but it's still better than "Treasure."But I bet Alicia Silverstone wishes she was Liv Tyler now.
dootuss
This show is truly pathetic. While the first episode pretty much tells viewers how bad braces are, the show drifts off after that episode and becomes another stupid cartoon for teens. I feel bad for Alicia Silverstone. She hasn't done much lately, and this does not help one bit. This show (along with Angela Anaconda, and ANYTHING that has the Olsen twins) pretty much forces me to avoid ABC Family at all costs.Don't waste your time with this show. It sucks.
