LawnBoy-4 This "film" is not only excruciating, moronic, vapid and devoid of any value whatsoever, it actually manages to plunge to depths beneath the worst of the worst in the vaunted badfilm genre. Yes, this steaming pile of excrement, with its tragically talentless manufactured stars dives deep into the sewer, waving to the likes of "Glitter", "ROTOR" and "Robot Holocaust" on its way down until it ultimately reaches sub-bottom.American Idol was created for the purpose of giving otherwise mediocre (at best) "talent" the opportunity to be undeservedly rewarded for producing saccharine, soulless tripe while far more talented musicians, songwriters and bands around the world are forced to slave away in dingy clubs in hopes of garnering a semblance of recognition. Were it not for this abortion of a television show, these useless dregs would never have surfaced and we would have been spared their idiocy.It should come as no surprise, then, that some sorry studio would take advantage of this sudden "stardom" by casting two undeserving idiots in a film through which they could simply sleepwalk for a paycheck while real, working actors around the world continue to slave away under hot lights and in empty playhouses. For the reasons illustrated above, you should not only NEVER give a plug nickel to the creators of this God-awful, vomitorious excuse for cinema, you should never IN ANY WAY, provide patronage to the likes of Kelly Whatshername and Justin Whatshisname. Their "performances" here and on record are an utter embarrassment.Save your money. Save your soul.

Adam Foidart "From Justin to Kelly" is the worst kind of bad movie; the kind that's so uninspired and dull you can't even make fun of it. It's spring break in Florida. Kelly Taylor (Kelly Clarkson) needs a break from her waiting and entertaining job and although she's not super anxious to go, she's convinced by her friends Alexa (Katherine Bailess) and Kaya (Anika Noni Rose) that a little vacation is just what she needs. In Fort Lauderdale, Justin Bell (Justin Guarini) and his friend Carlos (Jason Yribar) are reaping the benefits of the crowds of teenagers by setting up competitions and parties while their friend Eddie (Brian Dietzen) is trying to meet up with his internet crush. When they all meet up on the beach, Justin is very interested in Kelly, but she suspects he's too party-crazy and wouldn't be interested in a real relationship. Alexa however, thinks he's just the kind of guy she wants and she won't let him get away. She repeatedly jumps between them with text messages and leads Justin to believe that Kelly is not interested despite the fact that the more time they spend together, the more the two leads start to fall for each other. During these misunderstandings, Kaya is starting a relationship with a sexy busboy named Carlos and although he hasn't had any luck with the ladies, Brandon keeps bumping into a sexy beach patrol woman and he's convinced it's only a matter of time before she falls for him. If you're expecting a whole lot of singing, spontaneously choreographed dance numbers and predictable love plots, then you've come to the right place.It's just a by-the-books beach romance story that's been padded out to 1hr 21 minutes by throwing in a bunch of songs, one dimensional characters and light-as-air romance plots. It's clear that Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini have talent, but the songs they're given aren't memorable and weren't made for them so it just feels like a waste of time. The acting is spotty at best, you can tell by the fact that both Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini's characters' first names are the same as theirs. In the actors' defense though, it's blatantly obvious that this film was made due to contractual obligation. Why else would you have the winner and runner-up of a competition act together in a romantic movie when neither of them have any acting experience, and limited professional singing experience too? I suspect the whole thing was dug up from a dusty box of "quick, cheap teenage plots", rewritten a little bit and then shipped out to a crew that wasn't passionate at all about the project to capitalize on the immediate popularity of the stars. Even aside from the technical standpoint of the writing, the movie isn't put together very competently. It's poorly edited and looks more like a music video than a movie when there's singing and dancing and poorly acted when there isn't. If you're a fan of either Kelly Clarkson or Justin Guarini, or even of "American Idol", skip "From Justin to Kelly" and just listen to one of their albums instead. (Theatrical version on VHS, August 24, 2012)

Rebot Smith Okay so yes, this was a bad movie. But sending it the bottom 100 is extreme because there are a couple of good aspects.The Worst: I think what ultimately led to this movie's horrible reputation is the directing. I have NEVER seen a movie with such disjointed, meaningless scenes. It's almost a bunch of random scenes stuck together without any cohesive plot. No transitions, no connecting purpose, just a collage of campy snippets. Also, not even the traditional pause before going into an inappropriate musical number.The Bad: The Screenplay is horrific. Albeit maybe not quite as bad as the directing, the dialogue was SO stereotypical and shallow that it didn't even have an unintentional humorous effect.The Good: These people can sing. I don't see a lot about this in other reviews, but unless you look at something topnotch like Dreamgirls, you won't find many musicals with singers as good as From Justin to Kelly has. If you watched a movie made exclusively for American Idol winners, and expected something OTHER than an excuse for some singing, then I think you have bigger problems than this movie. I mean really, what did you expect? I watched this expecting to hear some singing, and that's what I got. Granted, I got absolutely nothing else, but I think the movie basically met what can be expected of it. Quality singing in a musical is, for me, what saves this from being bottom of the barrel.

MartinHafer Okay, here's the plot. Three girls go to Spring Break to get laid. Three boys go to Spring Break to get laid. End of movie. Wow, this film brings a new level of shallowness that I've never seen before. Heck, most porno films have deeper plots and greater connections between the characters! And, there during rutting season, they all sing, dance and spout dialog that I assume must have been written by a 6 year-old or perhaps a lemur.Alright, the film is a TINY bit deeper but not much. Justin (who could really use a hair makeover) sees Kelly at the beach and suddenly his years of having meaningless sex with whores is over. Eventually, Justin (who is just a horny pig) and sweet Kelly somehow get together--though they have absolutely NOTHING in common and ZERO chemistry. None of this makes any sense at all and is just infuriating. After all, other than STDs, what do these two have in common?! There are other pairings that occur with each of the six main characters, but none of them make any sense and none of their stories are the least big compelling. In fact, I just wanted them all to die...painfully...and slowly.As for the characters, they are all caricatures. You cannot imagine these people hanging out together existing in the real world. The three guys consist of the computer nerd who is a virgin and his two horn-dog friends. Why would they be together?! This makes no sense. The girls consist of two horn-dog girls (one is Black...this is SO enlightened) and a virgin. Again, why would they hang together with such ridiculously different values?! Players and hos and geeks....that's all there seems to be with this film. With words such as 'hotties', 'studs' and 'whipped cream', this film is insulting, demeaning and completely value-less. And who would like this movie? If you are a total perv, you won't like it because there is no sex or nudity despite the sexually charged plot. If you have any sense a self-worth or values, you won't want to sit and listen to a bunch of shallow slugs talking non-stop about sex...and not much else.Overall, a sleazy, valueless mess. Everyone is a sleaze-bag--and they sing and dance more than folks in a typical Bollywood musical! There is nothing to like or appreciate about the film--just a bunch of talentless jerks and it reaches a level of shallowness that would probably make even Paris Hilton cringe. Not surprisingly, the film is ranked #23 among the Bottom 100 on IMDb--a position that it clearly deserved.