More notable perhaps for a roster of future stars and Oscar winners than for its unexceptional plot, this well executed film nevertheless has its charms.
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06/24/06
School Ties (1992)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:22
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: David Greene a good student and a great football player has been given the chance he has always hoped for, a prep boarding school education. A working class Jewish teenager he knows this... [More]
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Chris O'Donnell, Andrew Lowery, Matt Damon
Director: Robert Mandel
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Reviews for School Ties
Fraser, O'Donnell, Damon and Affleck would all go on to have much hyped careers, and occasionally make better films than this overbearingly worthy classroom drama.
10/15/07
In the real world, it's more likely that Greene's working-class background would work harder against his acceptance at a snooty prep school than his religious beliefs, but School Ties largely ignores this angle.
10/15/07
No review available.
02/20/04
A solid movie about anti-semitism that is most noteworthy because of it's now famous cast.
05/02/03
No review available.
11/15/02
No review available.
08/22/03
It's all far too predictable and mired in cliches and stereotypes.
01/01/00
No review available.
01/19/05
...works due mostly to some fine performances and a well-paced script.
02/16/03
No review available.
07/26/02
Though well-intentioned as a message picture, the film is too schematic and predictable, and ultimately may be more significant in featuring a new cohort of actors, including Brandon Frazer, Chris O'Donnell, Matt Damon, and others.
10/01/06
Reveals the soul murdering dimensions of bigotry.
08/23/02
A film not to miss.
02/13/01
School Ties has a leafy, genteel look that is somehow less than convincing, perhaps because the hairdos are too tidy and the resemblances to other prep-school stories too clear.
05/20/03
Top CriticThere's a dramatic imbalance to Dick Wolf and Darryl Ponicsan's screenplay.
01/01/00
This is a bewildering mixture of fairly accomplished storytelling, awkward contrivances in the script, and lies in the overall conception so egregious they undercut any pretensions the film might have to social seriousness.
10/15/07
Top CriticDull
08/26/02
No review available.
07/07/04
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