Twelve-year-olds abounded in the theater when I went to see Sugar and Spice.

As they tromped down the aisles equipped with popcorn and candy perfect for launching, I couldn't help but wonder what I had gotten myself into.

I thought about how many young cheerleaders surrounded me in the audience and how many boys came for the sheer hope of seeing Mena Suvari's short cheerleading uniform flip up during a double handspring.

One thing was for sure — I felt old.

Thankfully, my best friend braved the movie with me, so there was at least one other person in the theater who had made it through junior high.

Braved being the operative word in the previous sentence, as Sugar and Spice, a true misnomer, was arguably the most painful movie I've ever had to sit through.

The trailer made it appear to be a cheap, teenybopper knock-off of Point Break — a movie I actually like.

And the best part of the trivial film was the scene where the cheerleading squad is inspired to rob a bank while watching Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves in Point Break.

I could gripe for days about how this movie was just a bad compilation of stereotypes and trivial misconceptions about teen pregnancy and high school in general, but maybe you'll figure this out when I tell you the film's story line.

The film centers on a popular high school cheerleader who becomes pregnant with the star quarterback's child, only to find herself turning to crime to support the lifestyle she wants to live.

Stupid doesn't even begin to describe the movie, which was directed by Australian Francine McDougall.

I am always up for a good chick flick with a happy ending, but Sugar and Spice was too trite and too sweet for my liking, and probably anyone else's, for that matter.

Don't waste your time or money with this film.

If you're in the mood for a fun teen flick go for 10 Things I Hate About You or Down To You. At least these movies have substance and plots — two huge (and important) aspects of a film that Sugar and Spice lacks.