A waitress from Texas and a college student from Pennsylvania meet during spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and come together through their shared love of singing.
Having won first and second place in some sort of TV talent show, Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini get to play movie star, a bonus all America should immediately vote to have removed from the prize bin.
– Chuck Wilson,
L.A. Weekly,
28 Jun 2003
rotten:
How bad is From Justin to Kelly? Set in Miami during spring break, it's like Grease: The Next Generation acted out by the food-court staff at SeaWorld.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jul 2003
rotten:
More than anything, From Justin To Kelly needs Simon Cowell.
– Scott Tobias,
AV Club,
8 Jan 2008
rotten:
Easily the worst beach movie ever made.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
3 Jun 2013
rotten:
What's depressing about From Justin to Kelly, whose title seems to refer to the text messages he sends her, is that it's been made without a lick of love, skill, or, apparently, money.