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06/24/06
The Substitute (1996)
38 %
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Reviews Counted: 21
Fresh: 8
Rotten:13
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: When a teacher is assaulted by gang members at school, her boyfriend, a soldier of fortune named Shale, decides to take matters into his own hands. He becomes the new substitute teacher, and goes undercover to investigate the lethal street... [More]
Starring: Tom Berenger, Marc Anthony, Ernie Hudson, Diane Venora
Director: Robert Mandel
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Reviews for The Substitute
What begins as watchable quickly degenerates into a no-brain action flick that produces a ton of derisive laughter.
10/09/05
Mediocre action flick with an ex-marine teacher taking his gang-banging students to task. Don't bother.
03/21/03
Top Critic
There's a sense of shrewd observation throughout The Substitute that makes it come alive and seem quite a few cuts above such usual genre fare.
02/13/01
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01/01/00
Top Critic This movie is a lot more entertaining than the Michelle Pfeiffer showcase Dangerous Minds.
01/01/00
The silliness of The Substitute escalates as the film progresses, so that by the end there have been plenty of laughs during 'serious' scenes.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Aside from a lot of only moderately-satisfying violence, The Substitute comes across as rather lame.
01/01/00
Top Critic Because The Substitute doesn't take itself seriously, it's a great deal of lowbrow fun.
01/01/00
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