Picking Nits
The guitar-in-the-car resolution forgives Patrick without resolving anything and betrays Kat's character; the resolution is rushed after the unresolved prom
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- The resolution is called bullshit: Kat finds a guitar in her car and all is forgiven, which the film half-acknowledges with her line about not buying her a guitar every time; it is a betrayal of a character written as a feminist who reads the Bell Jar, and who should at least make him sweat a few days, though Ledger's charm and the bass-and-drums line would work on the hosts every time.
- The film waits too long to clear this hurdle, which spoils the dance scene and then rushes the resolution; like Hanks in You've Got Mail, a charming guy can sell anything in these movies, which is how they get the rom-com-loving hosts.