Two star

IF ever there was a weeny-popper film, this is it. Just don't go anywhere near it if you're over 12 or have no time for Britney Spears.

The plot involves three graduating girlies who go off on an interminable road-trip to discover their friendship and themselves and kick up a lot of cheese on the way.

It's obviously just a vehicle for Britney and one that should have had its tyres blown before the key was turned in the ignition.

I've sat through many painful films with my brood - Stuart Little and Pocahontas instantly spring to mind - but there's no way I could have endured this at the cinema.

As it was I came near to walking through the sitting room with my eyes closed and my fingers in my ears. My 15-year-old was of the same mind, but my ten-year-old loved it, enjoying her heroine sing and dance and viewing everything else as irrelevant. The same criteria will probably not apply to male fans of Britney however, as the superstar is dressed wholesomely throughout as a college girl, with not a shred of her usual distressed leather or pout.

One for a half-term treat, but not for the whole family. Older siblings would be happier tidying their rooms.

SCC