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Well-meaning and earnest, "School Ties" (citywide) moves through its measured paces with dogged predictability. Aug 21, 2019 | Full Review…
Well-meaning and earnest, "School Ties" (citywide) moves through its measured paces with dogged predictability.
Peter Rainer
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. Oct 15, 2007 | Full Review…
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.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
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. Jun 24, 2006 | Full Review…
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.
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. May 20, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/5
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.
Janet Maslin
Good intentions go for naught as director Robert Mandel (F/X) pounds home every contrivance in the script by Darryl Ponicsan (Taps). May 12, 2001
Good intentions go for naught as director Robert Mandel (F/X) pounds home every contrivance in the script by Darryl Ponicsan (Taps).
Peter Travers
There's a dramatic imbalance to Dick Wolf and Darryl Ponicsan's screenplay. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
There's a dramatic imbalance to Dick Wolf and Darryl Ponicsan's screenplay.
Jeanne Cooper
"School Ties" seems unlikely to capture the audience that made a hit of "Dead Poets Society." Aug 21, 2019 | Full Review…
"School Ties" seems unlikely to capture the audience that made a hit of "Dead Poets Society."
Malcolm Johnson
But why did the filmmakers relegate their story to the 1950s, as if such attitudes weren't still alive and dangerous? Aug 21, 2019 | Full Review…
But why did the filmmakers relegate their story to the 1950s, as if such attitudes weren't still alive and dangerous?
David Sterritt
Sure, it has a serious message, but it is put over with a grasp of reality that gives it a better-than-average chance of getting through Aug 21, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Sure, it has a serious message, but it is put over with a grasp of reality that gives it a better-than-average chance of getting through
David Parkinson
Stirring movie may be too heavy for some tweens. Jan 2, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Stirring movie may be too heavy for some tweens.
Randy White
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. Oct 15, 2007 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
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.
The boys put in fine performances but sadly the script lacks the depth of what could have been a challenging story. Oct 15, 2007 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The boys put in fine performances but sadly the script lacks the depth of what could have been a challenging story.
Matt Mueller
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