The Skulls (2000)
8 %
Reviews Counted: 79 Fresh: 6 Rotten:73 Average Rating: 3.1/10
Consensus:
The Skulls is full of nonsense and empty of good script and plot.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Synopsis: At a top Ivy League college, a prestigious secret society has begun recruiting new members. One of their selections is Luke McNamara (Joshua Jackson), a local working-class boy and star of the crew team. After a dangerous and arcane induction ceremony, Luke and other young men are welcomed... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, Craig T. Nelson, Leslie Bibb, Hill Harper
Director: Rob Cohen
Screenwriter: John Pogue
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, John Pogue
Composer: Randy Edelman
Screenwriter: John Pogue
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, John Pogue
Composer: Randy Edelman
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03/10/07
Top Critic
It is so unbelievably ludicrous that I couldn't help but think that it was intentional despite Rob Cohen's constant attempts to convince me otherwise.
05/22/03
[Cohen] has a knack for making the most ridiculous material suspenseful.
05/20/03
The filmmakers would rather exploit and inflame a class war than deconstruct it.
12/08/02
Through pure mismanagement, The Skulls bungles a rich seam of material.
12/02/02
With large amounts of alcohol and the right friends, it might be a Mystery Science Theater 3000-level hoot. Otherwise, The Skulls is a crime against humanity.
08/26/02
In an otherwise boneheaded hour and a half of intrigue and silliness, The Skulls does offer one of the more memorable lines of dialogue in recent movies.
03/22/02
Top Critic
I guess it wouldn't have been enough to just make an intelligent and gripping drama about Ivy League secret societies. No, we had to have a murder, coverup, good guys, bad guys, and so on.
12/10/01
If there was an Oscar for the Silliest Movie Category, then The Skulls might be in with a good chance of winning.
04/17/01
Gleefully plunges through the silliness with remarkable conviction; there's a thrill to be had. Time and money are rarely wasted in such entertaining and inoffensive ways.
03/24/01
The story looks promising up to a point, but then it gets downright silly with a series of car chases and improbable coincidences.
01/01/01
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