You are who you are. The only trick is not getting caught!

But I'm A Cheerleader – 3/5

This movie rides a line few things can ride. It's a mixture of highly intentional choices mixed with an overall feeling of unintentional. Highly art directed, poorly framed. Bad dialogue, well-delivered. Fun, sometimes boring. It's a campy comedy that's capable of emotional catharsis, which I don't even think John Waters has been capable of outside of the musicalized 'Hairspray'. I think it only accidentally fits into the world the movie is making – of a girl stuck between things. Natasha Lyonne, at that age, fits her character more than I would have expected considering the Cultural Item that she has become. It seems as if in any moment, she might break character. But she doesn't. She rides the line. "You are who you are. The only trick is not getting caught!"