Refreshingly subversive.
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02/16/01
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Recess: School's Out (2001)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:9
Rotten:9
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Though basically a TV cartoon stretched out to movie-length, Recess has enough successful jokes and smart writing to make it a worthwhile view.
Theatrical Release:Feb 16, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $34,801,195
Synopsis: The school year is finally over, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to a fun-filled summer. Boredom quickly sets in, until T.J. uncovers a scheme to do away with summer vacation! Former... [More]
Starring: Andy Lawrence, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Pamela Segall, Jason Davis
Director: Chuck Sheetz
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Reviews for Recess: School's Out
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Top CriticAbout as exciting as a lunchbox full of carrot sticks.
02/16/01
Top CriticPassably speedy on the level of other TV retreads that seem miscast on the big screen.
02/16/01
Top CriticIt's fun, it's kind of somber and it succeeds in making you think about how you might be squandering middle age.
02/16/01
Top CriticThere are times when I wonder why so much energy is expended finding alternatives to funny animals who hit each other with anvils.
02/16/01
Top CriticThere's nothing new here, not even the idea of Mikey's singing voice coming from Robert Goulet.
02/16/01
Top CriticA reasonably entertaining cartoon feature aimed at Baby Boomers and their children.
02/16/01
Top CriticThough Recess, the feature film, is far from innovative, it is agreeable.
02/16/01
Top CriticThematically thoughtful but technically feeble.
02/16/01
Top CriticAn appealing, contemporary piece of animation.
02/16/01
Top CriticAlthough it lacks the zany exuberance of the recent Rugrats in Paris, it's fast-footed and fun.
02/16/01
Top CriticA degradation of the Disney name.
02/16/01
Top CriticGreat fun, particularly for kids used to that satirically hard-edged kind of kid show, stuff like Rugrats.
02/15/01
Top CriticThe deadly combo of leaden animation, sorry scriptwriting, and limp pacing throttle every attempt at humor.
02/15/01
Top CriticIt will never be mistaken for the usual cut-above Disney animated product.
02/15/01
Top Critic
Just because they're familiar doesn't mean this crew is exactly marquee material.
02/15/01
Top CriticAn amusing and entertaining animated feature, and it's harmless enough for the elementary-school set.
02/15/01
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