Passes the time.

There is some good acting and the occasional snippet of quality dialogue, but overall, the story is just too damn predictable, neat, and "politically correct" for my tastes. And of course, that's not even counting the plot holes and obvious inconsistencies. Stick to Law and Order, Dick Wolf.

Yawn

A slickly directed, well-acted, moderately gripping drama.

Remedial lesson on tolerance. Set in the 1950s for additional backwardness, and building toward a moral crisis of duncical simplicity, it teaches greater tolerance for _Au Revoir, les Enfants_, if nothing else.

It's a competent drama, but it tends towards some overdone and over-manipulative moments. See it if you're looking to see some famous faces in early roles. If you're looking to see a moving prep school drama, rewatch Dead Poets' Society.

I remember about ten years ago I really didn't like Matt Damon, and then I was forced into seeing Oceans Eleven, and that marked a turning point for me. Damon again is just really good in this, and I think his character just steals the show. Love the 12 Angry Men scene too. I was impressed with Fraser(who I haven't seen much of in films) in the lead. The group fighting scene in the shower was a little different. I was happy that they actually wore ties in the film. Way 2 be true 2 the film.

The movie is not bad, but the impression I had was that I had already seen this pic one hundred times before. Not very original.

Not half bad thanks to a very familiar cast. Damon shines and even Fraser isn't half bad.

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too old for my liking. and brendan fraser was the only decent actor at the time. matt damon is terrible here! this was obviously his very first movie. the other actors are also really bad. and i hate prep school boy movies. and the story gets even worse. why did everyone have to be such bigots?

Interesting and well-written.

Some of the acting is good, but the story is trite and boring. Skip it.

Well-acted drama with young major stars before they were major stars.

one of the worst movies ever, Poor Jews as usual!! they make these movies to make us feel sorry for them while they rule the world and nobody hates them.