GOING UP AGAINST the formidable “Brüno” in early July, you’d think that “I Love You Beth Cooper” would have something special up its sleeve. Yeah . . . not really. Revisiting the craziest-night-of-my-life teen movie formula – familiar from “Sixteen Candles” to “Superbad” – the trailer says one thing. You can’t get into “Brüno,” kids, so at least you can get some raunchy fun here. In the film, a valedictorian geek confesses his love for Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere) smack dab in the middle of his graduation speech. He hits a soft spot, so she attends his party that night as all hell breaks loose – showers are had, towels are dropped, cars are crashed, Ding-Dongs are consumed in pornographic fashion, and a geek’s virginity (maybe!) is lost. None of this goes over well with her Marine boyfriend, who tries to kill people now and then. We see no love for the B-rate “Beth Cooper,” as audiences offer up $12 million and little more.
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